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.
CHARLTON-NEAR-DOVER, a parish in Dover district, Kent; on the river Dour and the Southeastern railway, contiguous to the north side of Dover, and mostly within Dover borough. It has a post office,‡ of the name of Charlton, under Dover. Acres, 381. Rated property, £7,254. Pop., 4,093. Houses, 761. The property is much subdivided. The surface is hilly and picturesque; and there are paper, oil, and corn mills. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £93.* Patron, the Rev. J. Monins. The church was rebuilt in 1820. There is a national school.
(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: | Charlton AP/CP Dover RegD/PLU Kent AncC |
| Place: | Charlton Near Dover |
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