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.
SUNDRIDGE, a village and a parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent. The village stands 3¼ miles WSW of Sevenoaks r. station; has a post-office under Sevenoaks; and gives the title of Baron to the Duke of Argyle. The parish contains Sevenoaks workhouse, includes most of Idehill chapelry, and comprises 4,041 acres. Real property, £6,705. Pop. in 1851, 1,642: in 1861, 1,495,- of whom 25 were in the workhouse. Houses, 251. The manor belongs to Lord Amherst. There are several good residences and a paper mill. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £815.* Patron, the Archbishop. The church is mainly later English. The churchyard contains the tomb of Bishop Porteus. There are a Wesleyan chapel, two national schools, and charities £7.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Sundridge AP/CP Sevenoaks RegD/PLU Kent AncC |
| Place: | Sundridge |
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