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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.
MURSTON, a village and a parish in Mi ton district, Kent. The village stands on the Milton creek of the river Swale, near the North Kent railway, ¾ of a mile N E of Sittingbourne r. station; and has a post-office under Sittingbourne, and a quay and several docks on the creek. The parish extends to the Swale, and comprises 1, 317 acres of land, and 145 of water. Real property, £3, 143. Pop. in 1851, 191; in 1861, 572. Houses, 96. The property is divided among a few. The land is chiefly marsh; and the climate is held by an old proverbto be unhealthy. Brick-making is largely carried on. There is a ferry over the Swale to Elmley. The livingt is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £600.* Patron, St. John's College, Cambridge. The church is partly Norman, and is in good condition. There is a slightly endowed school.
(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: | Murston CP/AP Kent AncC |
| Place: | Murston |
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