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KNOWLTON, a parish in Eastry district, Kent; 2 miles SW of Eastry, and 3½ E by S of Adisham r. stationPost town, Wingham, under Sandwich. Acres, 428. Real property, £1, 438. Pop., 31. Houses, 2. Knowlton Court, a fine old mansion, is the seat of Admiral H. D'Aeth; belonged to his ancestor Narborough, who was lost with Shovell, in 1707, on the Scilly Islands; and stands in a richly wooded park of upwards of 300 acres. The living is a rectory in the diocese of CanterburyValue, £150. * Patron, Admiral H. D'Aeth.
(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: | Knowlton Parish Eastry Poor Law Union/Registration District Kent Ancient County |
| Place: | Knowlton |
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