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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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ORLESTONE, a hamlet and a parish in East Ashford district, Kent. The hamlet lies ¾ of a mile N of Ham-Street r. station, 2 N of the Grand Military canal, and 5 S by W of Ashford; and has a cattle fair on the last Thursday of Aug. The parish contains also the village of Ham-Street, which has a post-office under Ashford. Acres, 1,825. Real property, £2, 114. Pop., 390. Houses, 77. The property is divided among a few. The manorand much of the land belong to T. Thornhill, Esq. There are brick-fields and extensive woods. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £165. Patron, T. Thornhill, Esq. The church is tolerable; and there is a Wesleyan chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Orlestone AP/CP East Ashford RegD/PLU Kent AncC |
| Place: | Orlestone |
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