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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stowting like this:
STOUTING, a parish and a hundred in Kent. The parish lies 3 miles N of Westenhanger r. station, and 5 NNW of Hythe; and is in Elham district. Post town, Hythe. Acres, 1,624. Real property, £1,772. Pop., 213. Houses, 48. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £310.* Patron, the Rev. F. Wrench. The church is good. Charities, £18.-The hundred contains 5 parishes, and is in Shepway lathe. Acres, 7,991. Pop. in 1851, 1,625. Houses, 311.
Stowting 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 Stowting itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stowting, in Folkestone and Hythe and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6423
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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