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Burmarsh, Kent

Historical Description

Burmarsh, a parish in Kent, on the coast, adjacent to the Military Canal, 3 miles SSW of Westerhanger station on the S.E.R., and 4 SW by W of Hythe. Post town, Folkestone; money order and telegraph office, Dymchurch. In 1888 a part of the parish of West Hythe was annexed to this parish. Acreage, 2176; population of the civil parish, 243; population of the ecclesiastical parish, 139. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury; gross value, £200 with residence. Patron, the Crown. The church has been restored.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyKent 
Ecclesiastical parishBurmarsh All Saints 
HundredWorth 
LatheShepway 
LibertyRomney Marsh 
Poor Law unionRomney Marsh 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

The register dates from the year 1572.

Findmypast have the following online for Burmarsh, All Saints: baptisms 1572-1919, marriages 1572-1962, burials 1572-1922


Churches

Church of England

All Saints (parish church)

The church of All Saints is of stone in the Norman and Saxon styles, and has a tower containing 5 bells: the east window is a memorial: there are 90 sittings.


Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Burmarsh from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Burmarsh are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Kent newspapers online:


Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Kent, 1619 is available on the Heraldry page, as is also The Visitation of Kent, 1663-68.

DistrictShepway
CountyKent
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Postal districtTN29
Post TownRomney Marsh

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