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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Wye, market town and par. with ry. sta., Kent, 4 miles NE. of Ashford Junction and 11 SW. of Canterbury, 7349 ac., pop. 1543; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Thursday. The town is situated close to the river Stour, which is crossed here by a handsome bridge of 5 arches. The church is a large and handsome building, and was rebuilt by Archbishop Kempe, a native of Wye, in the time of Henry VI. The college founded here in 1447 is now a grammar school and charity school for boys and girls. The manor of Wye was a very important one, and had jurisdiction over a wide extent of the county. Several fine residences and places of interest are in the vicinity of the town.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Wye AP/CP Kent AncC |
| Place: | Wye |
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