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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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OARE, a village and a parish in Faversham district, Kent. The village stands on a creek of the Swale, 1¾mile N by W of Faversham r station; and has a post-office under Faversham. The parish extends to the Swale; has a ferry over it, to the Isle of Harty; and comprises 686 acres. Real property, £1, 613. Pop., 217. Houses, 32. The manor and most of the property belong to G. Gosselin, Esq. There are a coast-guardstation, and oyster beds. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £183.* Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is early English, of flint and stone; consists of nave and chancel, with wooden tower; and contains a very old square granitefont. There is a parochial school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Oare AP/CP Faversham RegD/PLU Kent AncC |
| Place: | Oare |
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