The Grade II listed building closed in 2011 and was replaced by a new community hospital in Seaward Way.

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Ebb-tide delta: an accretionary deposit of sand found on the seaward side of an inlet and usually formed by tidal currents.

UNESCO: L O S S A R Y

Though the prosperous coastal cities are driven by exports, the seaward-looking part of the country accounts for perhaps no more than a third of China's economy.

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The best way to conserve beaches is to allow them the space to move - in a seaward direction during accretionary phases and in a landwards direction during erosionary phases.

UNESCO: Introduction

He said similar fences had been used all along the dunes and have now been completely buried by the sand except for the odd post exposed on the seaward side during the winter.

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