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.
HINXHILL, a parish in East Ashford district, Kent; near the river Stour, 3 miles E by N of Ashford r. station. It was anciently called Hengestelle; it contains the hamlet of Nackholt; and its post town is Ashford. Acres, 663. Real property, £1, 380. Pop., 128. Houses, 24. The property is subdivided. A subterranean fire broke out here in 1 727, lasted six weeks, and burned three acres of ground to a state of red ashes. The living is a rectory, now united with the rectory of Brook, in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £200.* Patrons, alternately Sir Courtenay Honeywood, Bart., and the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury. The church is early English, in good condition; comprises two aisles and two chancels; and contains a fine monument to R. Edolph, Esq.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Hinxhill CP/AP East Ashford RegD/PLU Kent AncC |
| Place names: | HENGESTELLE | HINXHILL |
| Place: | Hinxhill |
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