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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.
Romney Marsh, liberty, Kent, 24,351 ac., pop. 2550; is the largest of the four subdivisions (Romney Marsh, Walling Marsh, Dunge Marsh, and Guildford Level) of the Marsh district, which extends from Hythe to Rye, 14 miles long by 4 to 8 miles broad; has charters granted by Edward IV., Henry VII., Henry VIII., and Elizabeth; is governed by a bailiff, jurats, and commonalty, in conjunction with the lords of 23 adjoining manors; and consists of low, flat, reclaimed land, the feeding ground of great flocks of sheep. New Romney is the chief town of the liberty, although not within it.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "liberty" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Kent AncC |
| Place: | Romney Marsh |
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