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.
Upnor, eccl. dist., Frindsbury par., Kent, on river Medway, on NE. side of Strood, and opposite Rochester, pop. 728; P.O. Upnor Castle, built by Queen Elizabeth for the defence of the Medway, beat off the Dutch fleet in 1677; it is now used as a powder magazine.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "ecclesiastical district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Frindsbury CP/AP Kent AncC |
| Place: | Upnor |
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