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.
HALSTOW (HIGH), a parish in Hoo district, Kent; 5 miles NE by E of Higham r. station, and 5½. N by E of Rochester. Post town, Hoo, under Rochester. Acres, 4, 244; of which 1, 055 are water. Real property, £, 772. Pop., 363. Houses, 64. The property is divided among a few. Northwood hill commands an extensive view of the shore of the Thames. Part of the land is marsh, with reed beds; and the Mean is a tract of 262 acres, indefinitely divided between this parish and Hoo ST. Mary. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £700.* Patron, T. Briggs, Esq. The church has a brass of 1396, and is good. Charities, £25.
(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: | High Halstow AP/CP Hoo RegD/PLU Kent AncC |
| Place names: | HALSTOW | HALSTOW HIGH | HIGH HALSTOW |
| Place: | High Halstow |
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