A vision of Britain through time
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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.
SELLINGE, a village and a parish in Elham district. Kent. The village stands adjacent to the Southeastern railway, ¾ of a mile E of Smeeth r. station, and 5 N Wby W of Hythe; is a scattered place; and has a post-office‡ under Hythe. The parish includes a detached portion, isolated by Dymchurch; and comprises 2,055acres. Real property, £3, 843. Pop., 580. Houses, 125. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £177.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is old but good, and has a low Norman tower. There are a national school, and charities £73.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Sellindge CP/AP Kent AncC |
| Place: | Sellindge |
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