A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
LANGDON (WEST), a parish in Dover district, Kent; 1½ mile W of the Deal and Dover railway, and 4 N of Dover. Post-town, Dover. Acres, 698. Real property, £829. Pop., 106. Houses, 24. The property is divided among a few. A white canonry was found here, in 1192, by William de Auberville; went, at the dissolution, to the Archbishop of Canterbury, in exchange for other property; and has left a few ivy-covered walls. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £47. Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church has long been in a ruinous condition.
(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: | West Langdon CP/AP Dover RegD/PLU Kent AncC |
| Place names: | LANGDON | LANGDON WEST | WEST LANGDON |
| Place: | West Langdon |
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