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Teynham.-- par. and vil. with ry. sta., Kent, near a creek of the Swale, 3½ miles NW. of Faversham, 2474 ac. and 390 tidal water and foreshore, pop. 1790; the archbishops of Canterbury had a magnificent manor-house here; the dist. is famous for its orchards and cherry gardens; Teynham gives the title of baron to the family of Curzon.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Teynham CP/AP Kent AncC |
Place: | Teynham |
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