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.
KINGSDOWN, a village and a chapelry in Ringwould parish, Kent. The village stands on the coast, picturesquely under cliffs, 1½ mile SE of Walmer, and 3 S of Deal r. station; ranks as an old member of Dover Cinque port; went into decay, but has revived and is increasing; and has a coast-guard station. The chapelry was constituted in 1850; and its post town is Dover. Pop., 508. Houses, 95. Traces of an ancient camp, supposed to have been Roman, are in a valley here. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Canterbury. Valne, £150.*-Patrons, Trustees. The church was built and endowed in 1850 by W. Curling, Esq. There is a national school,
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Kent AncC |
| Place: | Kingsdown |
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