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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Worth like this:
WORTH, a hundred in Shepway lathe, Kent; containing 5 parishes. Acres, 5,150. Pop. in 1851, 834. Houses, 140.
Worth is now part of FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE District. Click here for graphs and data of how FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Worth itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Worth, in Folkestone and Hythe and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21147
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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