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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.
HOO, or HOO-ST. WERBURGH, a village and a parish in Hoo district, Kent. The village stands near the Medway, 4 miles NE by E of Strood r. station; and has a post office, of the name of Hoo, under Rochester.—The parish comprises 4, 822 acres of land, and 1, 210 of water. Real property, £7, 740. Pop., 1, 065. Houses, 196. The property is subdivided. The manor belonged formerly to Earl Godwin and the Bishops of Bayenx; belongs now to the Earl of Jersey; and gives him the title of Baron. Salt marshes, intersected by creeks, are on the Medway; and there are a quay, a pottery, and tile works. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £395. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Rochester. The church is ancient but good; has a fine spire, which serves as a landmark; and contains several brasses and wood carvings. There are a national school, the Hoo workhouse, and charities £5.
(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: | Hoo CP/AP Hoo St Werburgh CP Kent AncC |
| Place names: | HOO | HOO OR HOO ST WERBURGH | HOO ST WERBURGH |
| Place: | Hoo |
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