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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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THANINGTON, a parish in Bridge district, Kent; 1 mile SW of Canterbury r. station. Post town, Canterbury. Acres, 1,212. Real property, £5,852; of which £1,805 are in gasworks. Pop., 446. Houses, 87. The property is chiefly divided between two. St. James' hospital for lepers was founded here, in the time of King John, by Archbishop Walter; and was given, in the time of Edward VI., to R. Dartnall. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £62. Patron, the Archbishop. The church is rude early English.
(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: | Thanington CP/AP Bridge RegD/PLU Kent AncC |
| Place: | Thanington |
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