Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LEYSDOWN

LEYSDOWN, a parish, with a village, in Sheppey district, Kent; on the NE side of Sheppey isle, 6 miles N of Faversham r. station, and 7½ E by S of Queenborough. Post town, Eastchurch, under Sittingbourne.. Acres, 4,302; of which 2,120 are water. Real property, £3,083. Pop., 215. Houses, 44. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Capt. Hilton. There is a coast-guard station. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Harty, in the diocese of Canterbury. Valne, £300. * Patrons, the Archbishop of Canterbury three turns, and Major Munn one turn. The church is modern, but has portions of an ancient tower. Charities, £11.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish, with a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Leysdown on Sea CP/AP       Sheppey RegD/PLU       Kent AncC
Place: Leysdown on Sea

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