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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.
HERNHILL, a village and a parish in Faversham district, Kent. The village stands 3 miles E of Faversham r. station, and has a post office under Faversham. The parish contains also the hamlets of Dargate, Staple street, Waterham, Cockham, Down Fostal, and Rough hill s. Acres, 2, 816. Real property, £7, 195. Pop., 701. Houses, 138. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to the Archbishop of Canterbury. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £292. Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower, and is good. Courtenay, the Canterbury fanatic, was buried in the churchyard. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
(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: | Hernhill AP/CP Faversham RegD/PLU Kent AncC |
| Place: | Hernhill |
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