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MOLASH, or MOLDASH, a Village and a parish in East Ashford district, Kent. The village stands among hills, 3½ miles WSW of Chilham r. station, and 6 N by E of Ashford; is a small straggling place; and has a postoffice under Ashford. The parish comprises 1,449 acres. Real property, £2,277. Pop., 328. Houses, 70. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Hardy, Esq. The great wood, called King's Wood and Challock Wood, lies to the S. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Chilham, in the diocese of Canterbury. The church consists of aisle and chancel, is good, and has an ancient font. Charities, £9.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a Village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Molash Ch/CP East Ashford RegD/PLU Kent AncC |
Place names: | MOLASH | MOLASH OR MOLDASH | MOLDASH |
Place: | Molash |
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