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CAPEL-LE-FERNE, a parish in Dover district, Kent; on the coast, and on the Dover and Folkestone railway, 3 miles NE of Folkestone. Post Town, Folkestone. Acres, 1,736; of which 100 are water. Real property, £1,450. Pop., 193. Houses, 37. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of Alkham, in the diocese of Canterbury. The church consists of nave and chancel, with a western tower; shows interesting internal features of early English; and contains a piscina, a sedilia, and a brass of 1526.
(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: | Capel le Ferne Parish Dover Poor Law Union/Registration District Kent Ancient County |
| Place: | Capel le Ferne |
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