A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
SEASALTER, a parish in Blean district, Kent; on the coast, and on the N line of the Southeastern railway, westward from Whitstable. It contains part of Whitstable; was a borough at Domesday, called Le-saltre, and possessing eight fisheries; has now no village; and is a liberty. Post-town, Whitstable, under Canterbury. Acres, 3, 171; of which 1, 720 are water. Real property, £5, 426. Pop. in 1851, 1, 240; in 1861, 1, 378. Houses, 269. The property is much subdivided. Oyster fishingis carried on. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £160. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter ofThe old church is now used only for burials. The new church stands in Whitstable, and was built in 1845. There are an endowed school with £24 a year, and other charities £53.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Seasalter CP/AP Blean RegD/PLU Kent AncC |
| Place: | Seasalter |
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