A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
Cobham.-- par. and vil., mid. Kent, on Watling Street, 4 miles SE. of Gravesend, 3056 ac., pop. 919; P.O., T.O.; 1 mile E. of vil. is C. Hall, from John to James I. the seat of the old lords of Cobham, and now the seat of the Earl of Darnley; it stands amidst the sylvan glades of C. Park and C. Wood. Near the church is C. College, built in the reign of Elizabeth, an almshouse, with a fine old hall.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Cobham AP/CP Kent AncC |
| Place: | Cobham |
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