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ordered that labour services should not be performed nor distraints made, and called on the people to destroy the
Manston house of William dea Medmenham , and if possible behead him. The same day a crowd some 200 strong attacked the house, burnt "the books and muniments" and "took away and burnt the
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Lawrence Parish who were unable to attend the church in St Lawrence. The land was donated by the Vicar of St Lawrence, Rev. G. W. Sicklemore. There is a war memorial on the village green to those who served and died in the two world wars of the twentieth century.
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1350:Broadstairs
1287:Birchington
1114:11 December
923:post office
905:Bert Turner
901:RAF Manston
874:The village
476:RAF Manston
474:The former
464:1901 census
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341: /
1434:Categories
1400:St Peter's
1395:Sevenscore
1355:Brooks End
944:References
865:Met Office
486:Governance
389:Mannestone
326:51°20′46″N
166:South East
81:Population
1405:Westbrook
1385:Northdown
1380:Newington
1365:Ebbsfleet
1298:Cliffsend
1048:1 October
963:2 October
929:Transport
912:elections
494:Geography
439:King John
429:Wat Tyler
393:Manneston
383:Etymology
329:1°22′12″E
262:Ambulance
200:Post town
1410:Westwood
1390:Palm Bay
1375:Garlinge
1318:Ramsgate
1172:Archived
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893:Ramsgate
863:Source:
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443:Ramsgate
373:Ramsgate
205:Ramsgate
122:District
97:TR348662
1313:Monkton
1308:Minster
1303:Manston
1266:Margate
1243:England
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502:Climate
403:History
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176:Country
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1440:Thanet
1320:(town)
1294:(town)
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515:Month
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238:Police
158:Region
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822:65.6
808:11.9
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762:612.6
554:Year
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228:01843
1282:Acol
1239:Kent
1138:2024
1116:2023
1050:2008
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793:7.1
790:7.6
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667:13.9
662:13.6
657:11.4
622:14.4
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592:22.0
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582:16.3
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217:CT12
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687:3.2
682:5.6
677:9.1
652:8.6
647:5.7
642:3.8
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567:7.9
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