Sandwich, Kent, England

E10677

civil parish town

Sandwich, Kent, England is a historic medieval town in southeast England, once a major Cinque Port and now known for its well-preserved architecture and role in English maritime history.

Aliases (2)

Sandwich, Kent ×5
Sandwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil parish → town →
ceremonialCounty	Kent →
contains	Barbican and Toll Bridge, Sandwich → Prince’s Golf Club → Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club (nearby at Deal) → Royal St George’s Golf Club → Sandwich Guildhall → Sandwich Guildhall Museum → St Clement’s Church, Sandwich → St Mary’s Church, Sandwich → St Peter’s Church, Sandwich →
country	England →
dialCode	01304 →
district	Dover District →
etymology	name derived from Old English meaning "sand village" or "sand trading place" →
governingBody	Sandwich Town Council →
hasEconomicActivity	golf tourism → tourism →
hasFeature	historic quayside → medieval churches → narrow medieval streets → timber-framed houses →
hasHeritageStatus	conservation area →
hasNearbySite	Richborough Roman Amphitheatre → Richborough Roman Fort → Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory →
hasPostcodeDistrict	CT13 →
hasPostTown	SANDWICH →
hasStatus	historic town →
historicalEvent	decline due to silting of the River Stour estuary → sacked by French forces in 1217 →
historicalRole	Cinque Port limb → major medieval port →
historicCounty	Kent →
knownFor	maritime history → medieval architecture → well-preserved town walls and buildings →
locatedOn	River Stour →
near	Canterbury, Kent → Deal, Kent → Dover, Kent → Sandwich Bay →
OSGridReference	TR335585 →
parliamentaryConstituency	South Thanet →
partOf	Cinque Ports →
region	South East England →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sandwich Guildhall ("Sandwich, Kent") → Sandwich Town Council ("Sandwich, Kent") →	locatedIn
Sandwich, Massachusetts → Town of Sandwich →	namedAfter
St Mary’s Church, Sandwich ("Sandwich, Kent") →	category
Sandwich Town Council ("Sandwich, Kent") →	hasSeatIn
Deal, Kent ("Sandwich, Kent") →	nearbyTown
Sydney Greenstreet ("Sandwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom") →	placeOfBirth