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Appledore is a village in Kent, England, about 8 miles (13 kilometres) south of Ashford, Kent and on the northern edge of the Romney Marsh. It was once a port on the estuary of the River Rother but 13th century storms silted up the river. Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 kmÂ² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/kmÂ² Ethnicity... Location within the British Isles. ... The Romney Marsh is a sparsely-populated wetland area in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in the south-east of England. ... The River Rother (originally named Limen) is one of the longest rivers in Kent, England. ...

A French raid in 1380 resulted in the burning of the church: it was later rebuilt. The village was permitted to hold a market in the main street by Edward II. When there was threat of invasion by Napoleon the Royal Military Canal was built: Appledore stands on its northern bank. This article is about the fourteenth century king of England. ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... The first sod of the Royal Military Canal was dug at Seabrook, near Hythe in Kent on 30th October 1804. ...

Today the village is served by the main coast road (the A 259) and by the "Marsh Link" railway line between Hastings and Ashford. The Marshlink Line is the name given to services on the railway line linking Ashford with Hastings. ... Hastings is a town and local government district in South East England, in the county of East Sussex. ...

grid reference TQ957292

See Appledore for other places with the same name.

Categories: Villages in Kent The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... There are four settlements called Appledore in England: Appledore, Cornwall - between Liskeard and Callington Appledore, North Devon Appledore, South Devon Appledore, Kent This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

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