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MANSTON, a hamlet in St. Lawrence parish, Kent; 2 miles W of Ramsgate. Manston Court was the seat of the Manstons, who settled here in the time of King John; and it is now a farm-house. A chapel was connected with it, and considerable remains of the chapel still exist
(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: | St Lawrence CP/AP Kent AncC |
Place: | Manston |
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