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BROOK, a parish in East Ashford district, Kent; 2¾ miles SE of Wye r. station, and 4 NE of Ashford. Post Town, Wye, under Ashford. Acres, 582. Real property, £1,071. Pop., 120. Houses, 31. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £171. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury The church tower is dilapidated.
(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: | Brook Parish East Ashford Poor Law Union/Registration District Kent Ancient County |
| Place: | Brook |
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