A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Gillingham, par., township, and local government dist., Kent, on river Medway, on NE. side and mostly in parl. bor. of Chatham -- par., 5016 ac., pop. 20,865; township, 4317 ac., pop. 20,644; dist. (partly also in Chatham par.), 4302 ac., pop. 20,745; P.O.; was the birthplacc of William Adams (1575-1621), discoverer of Japan.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish, township, and local government district" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Gillingham AP/CP Kent AncC |
| Place: | Gillingham |
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