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THROWLEY, a parish in Faversham district, Kent; 4 miles SSW of Faversham r. station. It has a post-office under Faversham. Acres, 3,180. Real property, £3,573. Pop., 635. Houses, 138. The manors belong to Lord Sondes and Lord Harris. A Benedictine priory, a cell to St. Omers in France, was here; and was given to Sion abbey. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £300.* Patron, the Archbishop. The church was restored in 1867, at a cost of £3,000. There are a Wesleyan chapel and three alms houses.
(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: | Throwley Parish Faversham Poor Law Union/Registration District Kent Ancient County |
| Place: | Throwley |
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