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BETTESHANGER, or Betshanger, a parish in Eastry district, Kent; 3½ miles SSW of Sandwich r. station, and 4 W of Deal. Post Town, Northbourne, under Deal. Acres, 397. Real property, £1,700. Pop., 43. Houses, 6. Betteshanger Park belonged formerly to the Boys family, and belongs now to Sir Walter James, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £166. Patron, Sir W.James, Bart. The church is Norman, and has been restored.
(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: | Betteshanger CP/AP Eastry RegD/PLU Kent AncC |
Place names: | BETSHANGER | BETTESHANGER | BETTESHANGER OR BETSHANGER |
Place: | Betteshanger |
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