A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
CHERITON, a parish in Elham district, Kent; on the coast, at Thorncliffe r. station, 2¾ miles W by N of Folkestone. It includes part of Sandgate village, and has a post office under Hythe. Acres, 1,861, of which 75 are water. Real property in 1860, £10, 498. Pop. in 1851, 1, 658; in 1861, 7, 434, -of whom 4, 204 were military in Shorncliffe camp. Houses, 342. The increase of pop. arose from the establishing of Shorncliffe camp. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury; and till 1867 was united with Newington. Value, £550.* Patron, the Rev. T. Brockman. The church is ancient. There is a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Cheriton CP/AP Elham RegD/PLU Kent AncC |
| Place: | Cheriton |
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