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Sandhurst (St. Nicholas)

SANDHURST (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the union of Cranbrooke, hundred of Selbrittenden, Lower division of the lathe of Scray, W. division of Kent, 7 miles (S. W. by W.) from Tenterden; containing 1402 inhabitants. The parish is separated from the county of Sussex by the river Rother, and comprises 4382 acres, of which 160 are in wood. A fair for cattle and pedlery is held on May 25th. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £20, and in the gift of the Archbishop of Canterbury: the tithes have been commuted for £880, and the glebe comprises 9 acres. The church is principally in the later English style. There are places of worship for Baptists and Wesleyans,

Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.

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