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BEIGHAM, a hamlet in Frant parish, Kent; 2½ miles W of Lamberhurst. A small Premonstratensian monastery was founded here in 1200; and given, at the dissolution, to Cardinal Wolsey, in aid of his colleges.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Frant AP/CP Kent AncC |
Place: | Little Bayham |
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