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church, and outside is a lighthouse dating from 1289. Nieuport Bains, 2 M. from the town, is a fashionable seaside resort dating only from 1869. It has a fine See also:

PIER (older forms per or Pere, from Med. Lat. pera; the word for piers out of water. For river piers, where a firm, watertight is of obscure origin, and the connexion with Fr. Pierre, Lat. stratum is found at a moderate depth below the river-bed, the pctr

pier extending 15oo yds. out to See also:

sea and flanking the entrance to the Yser, which has been canalized. The bathing is excellent, and in the See also:

SEASON (0. Fr. seson, seison, mod. saison, Lat. satio, sowing time, the spring, from serere, to sow; in Late Lat. the word is found with its present meaning, the spring being considered as particularly the season of the year)

season the See also:

PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place is largely frequented by visitors.

End of Article: NIEUPORT (Flem. Nieuwpoort)

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