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Fordwich, par., vil., and corporate member of the Cinque Port of Sandwich, E. Kent, on river Stour, 2 miles NE. of Canterbury -- par., 465 ac., pop. 228; corporate member, pop. 243. Fordwich is an ancient town, with a charter of time of Henry II. It gives the title of viscount to Earl Cowper.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish, village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Fordwich Parish Kent Ancient County |
| Place: | Fordwich |
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