Sandwich, Kent
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 Coat of arms of the Sandwich Town Council | |
 The 14th-century St Thomas' Hospital | |
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| Location within Kent | |
| Population | 4,985 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TR335585 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sandwich |
| Postcode district | CT13 |
| Dialling code | 01304 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
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Sandwich is a town and civil parish in the Dover District of Kent, south-east England. It is on the River Stour and has a population of 4,985.
Notable places in Sandwich include Richborough Roman Fort and Amphitheatre, the Sandwich Guildhall Museum, and the White Mill Rural Heritage Centre.
Sandwich is in Southeastern England.
Etymology
[change | change source]The name 'Sandwich' is first attested in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, where it appears as Sondwic in 851 and Sandwic in 993. In the Domesday Book of 1086, it appears as Sandwice. The suffix "-wich" comes from the Anglo Saxon "-wīc", which means a dwelling or fortified place where trade takes place. The name means "market town on sandy soil".[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Home – Sandwich Town Council in Kent". Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ "Sandwich, Kent", Wikipedia, 2024-04-18, retrieved 2024-04-22
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