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Encyclopedia > Richborough
Map sources for Richborough at grid reference TR3361

Richborough is a settlement just north of Sandwich on the east coast of the English county of Kent. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ... Image File history File links Gb4dot. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ...


Although now some distance from the sea, Richborough stood at the southern end of the Wantsum Channel from prehistory to the early mediaeval period. The channel provided a safe searoute from the continent to the Thames estuary and separated the island of Thanet from the mainland. The Wantsum Channel is the name given to a now silted-up watercourse in the English county of Kent. ... Several places exist with the name Thames, and the word is also used as part of several brand and company names Most famous is the River Thames in England, on which the city of London stands Other Thames Rivers There is a Thames River in Canada There is a Thames... William Cobbett in 1827 when he rode to the Island The Isle of Thanet is an area of northeast Kent, England. ...


The channel has now silted up; prior to this, Richborough was an important natural harbour most famous as being the likely landing place of the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43. Two defensive ditches at the site dating from this period support Richborough as the site of the Claudian invasion of Britain. A harbor (or harbour) or haven is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. ... Roman invasion of Britain: Britain was the target of invasion by forces of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire several times during its history. ... The site of the Claudian invasion of Britain in AD 43 was long considered to have been Richborough in east Kent. ...


Richborough is a suffragan bishopric of the Diocese of Canterbury, created in 1995 to provide a second provincial episcopal visitor (after Ebbsfleet) for the Province of Canterbury. As of 2006, the present Bishop of Richborough is the Right Reverend Keith Newton. External link: Richborough Episcopal Area website A bishop is an ordained person who holds a specific position of authority in any of a number of Christian churches. ... Arms of the Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the most senior bishop of the state Church of England and of the worldwide Anglican Communion, outranking the other English archbishop, the Archbishop of York. ... A provincial episcopal visitor (popularly known as a PEV or a flying bishop) in the Church of England (CofE) is a bishop assigned to minister to clergy, laity and parishes who do not in conscience accept the ministry of women priests. ... Ebbsfleet is the name of two locations in the English county of Kent Ebbsfleet in Gravesham is to the south-west of Northfleet where a Channel Tunnel Rail Link station is currently being built and is due to open in 2007. ... The Province of Canterbury consists of the following dioceses of the Church of England: Their archbishop is the Archbishop of Canterbury. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


History

Roman and Saxon

Main article: Rutupiae

The Romans founded the site and, after the Roman withdrawal, the site was occupied by a Saxon religious settlement (since St. Augustine landed nearby in 597 at nearby Ebbsfleet). Map sources for Rutupiae at grid reference TR3361 Ruins Richborough Castle Rutupiae was the Roman name for Richborough near Sandwich, Kent, which they founded. ... Augustine is the name of two important Saints: Augustine of Hippo (354-430) -- philosopher and theologian, author of The City of God, Confessions Augustine of Canterbury (d. ... Events Saint Augustine is created Archbishop of Canterbury. ... Ebbsfleet is the name of two locations in the English county of Kent Ebbsfleet in Gravesham is to the south-west of Northfleet where a Channel Tunnel Rail Link station is currently being built and is due to open in 2007. ...


First World War

During the First World War the site was used as a Mystery Port for transporting goods and troops to the front. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

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The town of Dover in Kent, South East England
with the surrounding suburbs, villages, towns and parishes:

AlkhamAshAyleshamBarfrestoneCapel-le-Ferne • Coldred • CoombeDeal • Denton • DrellingoreEast LangdonEastryElvingtonEythorne • Finglesham • Goodnestone • Great Mongeham • Guston • Ham • Hougham without • KearsneyKingsdown • Langdon • LyddenMarleyMartinMartin MillMaxtonNonington • Northbourne • PrestonRichborough • Ringwould • RippleRiverSandwichShepherdswell • Sholden • Snowdown • St Margaret-at-Cliffe • Staple • Stourmouth • Sutton by Dover • Temple Ewell • Tilmanstone • WalmerWest LangdonWhitfieldWingham • Woodnesborough • Wootton • Worth Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Map sources for Dover at grid reference TR315415 Arms of Dover Borough Council This article is about the English port town. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... South East England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... Alkham is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of Kent, England. ... Ash is a village in East Kent lying about three miles west of Sandwich. ... Aylesham is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of Kent in England. ... Barfrestone is a small hamlet in East Kent, UK between Shepherdswell, Eythorne and Nonington and close to the pit villages of Elvington and Snowdown. ... Capel-le-Ferne[1], situated on the B2011, between Folkestone and Dover on the South East Coast of England ... Coombe is a settlement in the English county of Kent. ... Deal is a town in Kent, England. ... Drellingore is a village in South East Kent, England. ... East Langdon is a village in the Dover district of Kent, England; and five miles NE of Dover town. ... Eastry is a remote, yet historically significant village four kilometres SW of Sandwich, in Kent. ... Elvington is a small pit village in between Canterbury and Dover located near to the nearby settlement of Eythorne. ... Eythorne is a very small, beautiful village of about 600 homes, located 6. ... There are two villages in Kent called Goodnestone. ... Kearsney is a village in Kent, although at one time it would have been called hamlet due to there being no church in the village. ... Kingsdown is a village immediately to the south of Walmer, itself south of Deal, on the English Channel coast of Kent. ... Lydden is a race circuit in the south of the UK ... Marley is a hamlet near the town of Deal in the English county of Kent. ... Martin is a village north-east of Dover. ... Martin Mill, which takes its name from the adjacent village of Martin has a railway station on the Dover to Deal railway line. ... Template:Merging target=Dover Maxton, Kent was once a rural parish to the west of Dover, and the terminus of the tramway system serving the town until its closure in 1938. ... Nonington is a small village in the south east corner of Kent, situated halfway between the historic city of Canterbury and the channel port town of Dover. ... Preston is a small village in the east of the English county of Kent. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... River is a village in Kent, England, United Kingdom. ... Location within the British Isles Arms of Sandwich Town Council Sandwich is an historic town in Kent, south-east England. ... Shepherdswell (also Sibertswold) is a village in Kent, England, UK. Categories: | | ... Temple Ewell is an historic village and civil parish in the county of Kent, England. ... Location within the British Isles Walmer is in Dover District, Kent in England: located on the coast, the parish of Walmer is 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Dover. ... West Langdon is a village in the Dover district of Kent, England; and five miles north of Dover town. ... Whitfield is situated in Kent approximately 13 miles south of Canterbury and slightly north of Dover. ... Wingham is a picturesque English Kent village situated along the ancient coastal road, now the A257, from Richborough to London and close to Canterbury. ... Worth is a small village situated near Sandwich, Kent, England. ...

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