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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Burmarsh like this:
BURMARSH, a parish in Romney-Marsh district, Kent; on the coast, adjacent to the Military canal, 3 miles SSW of Western hanger r. station, and 4 SW by W of Hythe. Post Town, Dymchurch, under Folkestone. Acres, 1,796. Real property, £4,612. Pop., 170. Houses, 32. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £220. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good.
Burmarsh 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 Burmarsh itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burmarsh, in Folkestone and Hythe and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6155
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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