In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sarre like this:
SARRE, a village and a ville in Thanet district, Kent. The village stands on the river Stour, adjacent to the Ashford and Ramsgate railway, 2 miles N E of Grove-Ferry r. station, and 8 W S W of Margate; and has a post-office under Margate, and a fair on 14 Oct. The ville comprises 653 acres, and is a member of the Cinque Port liberty of Sandwich. Real property, £1, 787. Pop., 169. Houses, 40.
Sarre through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Sarre has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Thanet. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Sarre and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sarre, in Thanet and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6352
Date accessed: 18th May 2013
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