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WICKHAMBREUX, a parish, with a village, in Bridge district, Kent; 2½ miles NE of Bekesbourne r. station, and 4½ E by N of Canterbury. It has a post-office under Sandwich. Acres, 2,310. Real property, £5,647. Pop., 461. Houses, 106. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £790.* Patron, Admiral G. H. D'Aeth. The church is good; and there are a parochial school and charities £8.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Wickhambreaux AP/CP Bridge RegD/PLU Kent AncC |
Place: | Wickhambreaux |
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