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218 BLEANGATE HUNDRED. vijlage one mile N.-BnooMFIELD, a small village I! mile N.E., near "Which is Hunter's Forstall-one part of Broomfield stands in the parish ()f Reculver. THE BLEAN POOR LAW UNION is situated on Herne Common, about 11alf 8 mile from the church, and was erected in 1836, at a cost of £6,300 ~t is a spacious brick building, forming a quadrangle, having an inter section across the centre, and will accommodate 420 inmates. The union comprises a district of 16 parishes, with an area of 27.034 acres, and a population of 14,387 souls. The parishes are Archbishop's Palace, Bleau, 'Chislet, (Christ Church, St. Dunstan, St. Gregory, St. Stephen, Hoath Rerne, R'3culver, Staplegate, Seasalter, Sturry, Swalcliffe, Westbere, and Whitstable; for which] 9 guardians are elected, who meet every Thurs· day at the Board-room. Chairman, George Goddard, Esq.; Clerk, Mr. Wm. Sladden; Surgeons, Mr. Wm. Evans, Herne, Mr. J. E. C. Williams, Whitstable, and Mr. Thomas Andrew, Canterbury; Relieving Officers, Mr Pope :and Mr. Pilcher; Chaplain, Rev. Wm. Temple; Governor and Matron, Henry and Maria Church; Registrars of Births and Deaths, Wm. Evans, J. E. C. Williams, and H. Hills; of Marriages, Alfred Trew, Herne Bay; 8upeTintendallt Registrar, George Heath, Canterbury; Schoolmaster Richard Coleman; Schoolmistress, Elizabeth SewdI. HERNE BAY, a delightful and fcshionable watering place, is situated 'between Whitstable and Reenlver, Si miles N. from Canterbury, 15 mile'! W. from Margate, 17 miles W. b N. from Ramsgate, and 24 miles N. b 'Wo from Dover. The town is built on a gentle elevation, commanding J.
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