In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Holycross Westgate like this:
HOLYCROSS-WESTGATE, a parish, consisting of two parts, H. W. Within and H. W. Without, in Kent; adjoining St. Dunstan, and forming a western outskirt of Canterbury city. H. W. Within is in Canterbury district, and comprises 31 acres. Real property, £880. Pop., 249. Houses, 48. H. W. Without is in Bridge district, and comprises 72 acres. ...
Real property, £2, 748. Pop., 816. Houses, 165. The entire parish is now in Canterbury borough; but only H. W. Within was in it prior to the reform act. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the rectory of St. Peter, in the diocese of Canterbury. The church was rebuilt about 1381, and was recently in bad condition.
Holycross Westgate through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Holycross Westgate, in Canterbury and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5410
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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