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Pollhill is a hamlet [1] in the parish of Harrietsham [2] near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England.

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Polhill may refer to:

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References

  1. Ireland, William Henry (1829). England's Topographer, Or, A New and Complete History of the County of Kent: From the Earliest Records to the Present Time : Including Every Modern Improvement. Geo. Virtue. p.  524. polhill, hamlet.
  2. "Polhill Mill, Harrietsham - Images & Documents". catalogue.millsarchive.org. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

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