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LUTON, a chapelry in Chatham parish, Kent; 1½ mile SE of Chatham r. station. It was constituted in 1852; and it has a post office under Chatham. Pop. in 1861,2,730. Houses, 580. The property is divided among a few. Brick-making is largely carried on. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £80.* Patron, the Rector of Chatham. The church is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Chatham AP/CP Kent AncC |
Place: | Luton |
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