Category Archives: Villages and Towns
Witch Trials
Theodore (602-690), Archbishop of Canterbury, published the first ecclesiastical laws condemning witchcraft in England, in the seventh century. It would seem from this that the fear of witchcraft had been around for a long time before and it continued, reaching … Continue reading
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Hope Sherrard of Sandwich
In October 1647, the House of Lords received a petition from Henry Forstall, Mayor of Sandwich – East Kent, and John Elgate, churchwarden of St Clement’s Church there. They were objecting to the installation of a Minister, one Hope Sherrard, at St … Continue reading
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Edward Randolph – the hated Colonialist
Edward Randolph (1632-1703), it is said, was one of the most hated men in pre-Revolutionary America! He was baptised in Canterbury on 9 July 1632, the son of a doctor and one of fifteen children. On 12 November 1650, Edward … Continue reading
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Martin and the legend of Thomas Marsh
Martin is a hamlet in the parish of Langdon, about 4½miles northeast of Dover. There has been a settlement there since at least Anglo-Saxon times. In AD 861, it is listed as Meretun, which means ‘farmstead by the pools’. In old guidebooks, … Continue reading
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Dover, St Margaret’s and Martin Mill Railway Line – Part II
Part 1 of the story of Dover, St Margaret’s and Martin Mill Light Railway Company (Light Railway Company), describes its formation in 1909 and was owned by: Sir William Crundall – Chairman of Dover Harbour Board; Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st … Continue reading
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The Dover Historian 