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ACRISE, a parish in the Elham district, Kent; 5 miles NNW of Folkestone r. station. Post Town, Elham under Canterbury. Acres, 1,034. Real property, £1,196. Pop., 173. Houses, 34. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £171* Patron, W. A. Mackinnon, Esq. The church has a Norman chancelarch, and is very good. The East Kent hounds meet at Acrise; and a fair is held on 16 Oct. at Acrise Mill.
(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: | Acrise AP/CP Kent AncC |
Place: | Acrise |
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