Show sea encroaching on england yorkshire alone has record of no fewer than 12 drowned towns and villages there was Raven spur for instance which was constituted a free borough by bv edward 1 I at a cost of 0 1500 and ana became a seaport of almost national importance there it was that edward balliel embarked with a force of 2500 strong in order to win the crown of scotland the town bigger and more important than hull had five churches a capacious harbor and a number of buildings befitting its rank and importance where are they now |