In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sarre like this:
SARRE, a village and a ville in Thanet district, Kent. The village stands on the river Stour, adjacent to the Ashford and Ramsgate railway, 2 miles N E of Grove-Ferry r. station, and 8 W S W of Margate; and has a post-office under Margate, and a fair on 14 Oct. The ville comprises 653 acres, and is a member of the Cinque Port liberty of Sandwich. Real property, £1, 787. Pop., 169. Houses, 40.
Sarre through time
Sarre is now part of Thanet district. Click here for graphs and data of how Thanet has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sarre itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sarre, in Thanet and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6352
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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