Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BROOK

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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