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- ↑ Local Government Act 1894, as enacted
- ↑ Public Health Act 1875, as enacted
- ↑ Minutes of Wingham Highway Board, 20 May 1880, Kent County Archives HB/W2, p.83–86
- ↑ Eastry RD in Vision of Britain https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10001754 (Relationships and changes tab)