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.
ULCOMBE, a parish, with a village, in Hollingbourn district, Kent; 4 miles NNE of Headcorn r. station, and 6 NE of Staplehurst. It has a post-office under Staplehurst. Acres, 3,529. Real property, £4,498. Pop., 621. Houses, 135. The manor, with U. Place, belongs to the trustees of the late Hon.H. Wandesford. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £600.* Patrons, the Trustees of the late Hon.H. Wandesford. The church is early and decorated English, includes a chapel founded by the St. Leger family, was once collegiate, and has been repaired. There is a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Ulcombe AP/CP Hollingbourne RegD/PLU Kent AncC |
| Place: | Ulcombe |
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