Eastry
Civil parish in Kent, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eastry is a village and civil parish in the Dover district, in Kent, England, around 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) southwest of Sandwich. It was voted "Kent Village of the Year 2005". In 2011 the parish had a population of 2492.
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Eastry | |
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Eastry | |
Location within Kent | |
Population | 2,492 (Including Ham. 2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | TR332458 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SANDWICH |
Postcode district | CT13 |
Dialling code | 01304 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
51.2452°N 1.3034°E / 51.2452; 1.3034 |
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The name is derived from the Old English Ēast-rige, meaning "eastern province" (c.f. Sūþ-rige "southern province"), also recorded as Ēastregē, from ēasterra gē (lit. "more easterly area").[2]