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St Dunstan, Kent

Historical Description

Dunstan, St, a parish in Kent, on the river Stour, one-fourth of a mile NW of Canterbury. Post town, Canterbury. Acreage, 342; population, 1860. The Clergy Orphan School was established in 1851. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury; value, £280 with residence. Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is very good.

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 
HundredWestgate 
LatheSt. Augustine 
Poor Law unionBlean 

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


Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

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Newspapers and Periodicals

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Visitations Heraldic

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

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