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SHELDWICK, a parish, with a village, in Faversham district, Kent; 2¾ miles S of Faversham r. station. It has a post-office, of the name of Sheldwick-Lees, under F Faversham. Acres, 1,896. Real property, £3,199. Pop., 616. Houses, 119. The manor, with Lees Court, belongs to Lord Sondes. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £209.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter ofThe church is later English. There are a Wesleyan chapel and national schools.
(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: | Faversham RegD/PLU Kent AncC |
Place names: | SHELDWICK | SHELDWICK LEES |
Place: | Sheldwich |
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