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Suburb of Folkestone in Kent, England
Cheriton is a northern suburb of Folkestone, in the Folkestone and Hythe, in the county of Kent, England. It is the location of the English terminal of
Cheriton,_Kent
Sports grounds in Folkestone, England
Cheriton Road is a complex of sports grounds at Folkestone in the English county of Kent. The complex includes football pitches, a cricket ground, hockey
Cheriton_Road
Association football club in England
football club based in Folkestone, Kent, England. They are currently members of the National League South and play at Cheriton Road. The club was established
Folkestone_Invicta_F.C.
Topics referred to by the same term
Cheriton may refer to: Cheriton, Hampshire, a village and parish near Winchester Battle of Cheriton, a battle in the English Civil War Cheriton, Kent
Cheriton
Channel Tunnel railway terminal in Folkestone, England
Channel Tunnel. The station is located in Cheriton, a northern suburb of the town of Folkestone in the county of Kent. It is the terminal for the United Kingdom
Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal
Eurotunnel_Folkestone_Terminal
English countertenor and conductor (1932–2019)
Grayston Burgess (7 April 1932 in Cheriton, Kent – 6 March 2019) was an English countertenor and conductor. As a boy Burgess was a chorister in the choir
Grayston_Burgess
British game show champion
contestant". Fowler was born in Warwick, Warwickshire, but moved to Cheriton, Kent aged six where she attended Harcourt County Primary School. She then
Daphne_Fowler
Town in Virginia, United States
Cheriton is a town in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. The population was 486 at the 2020 census. Eyre Hall was listed on the National Register
Cheriton,_Virginia
March 1644 Parliamentarian victory during the First English Civil War
The Battle of Cheriton of 29 March 1644 was an important Parliamentarian victory during the First English Civil War. Sir William Waller's "Army of the
Battle_of_Cheriton
Town in Kent, England
played in the Eastern Section of the Kent Amateur League (now the Kent County League), taking over the Cheriton Road ground in early 1991 after the demise
Folkestone
English statesman and explorer (1552–1618)
in 1743. There is a memorial to Elizabeth Raleigh in the church at Cheriton, Kent – her sister, Frances Honywood, lived at nearby Enbrook Manor. Elizabeth
Walter_Raleigh
British politician and social reformer
Folkestone on 3 June 1898, and is buried in St Martin's churchyard, Cheriton, Kent. Plimsoll married his first wife, Eliza Ann, daughter of Hugh Railton
Samuel_Plimsoll
English media personality (born 1989)
born on 26 March 1989 in Ashford, Kent. He is half Greek. He attended Pent Valley Technology College in Cheriton, Kent. In 2010, Pepper took part in the
Sam_Pepper
Hill in Kent, England
Cheriton Hill is a hill overlooking the English Channel near Folkestone in the south-east corner of Kent, England. The relatively low-lying hill (reaching
Cheriton_Hill
British WWI flying ace
Egerton Quested (1866–1943), in the churchyard of St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent. Butcher, Graham (2014). "Extracted Births from St Catherines Index
John_Quested_(officer)
Joint immigration checks
checkpoints to be set up by France at the Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal in Cheriton, Kent and for border checkpoints to be set up by the UK at the Eurotunnel
Juxtaposed_controls
Species of moth
Netherlands and North Macedonia. The first British record, found in Cheriton, Kent was confirmed by examining the genitalia in April 2019. "Caloptilia
Caloptilia_honoratella
English cricket club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales, representing the historic
Kent_County_Cricket_Club
International border
Frontières Customs Permanent Frequent Eurotunnel Shuttle services to/from Cheriton, Kent. Lille-Europe railway station Police aux Frontières Customs Permanent
France–United_Kingdom_border
Transport
through the Channel Tunnel between Sangatte (Pas-de-Calais, France) and Cheriton (Kent, United Kingdom). The car shuttle train is unique in that it is fully
Car_shuttle_train
Topics referred to by the same term
earthwork fort Shorncliffe Army Camp – a large military establishment in Cheriton, Kent, UK Folkestone West railway station – a British railway station opened
Shorncliffe_Camp
area known as St Martin's Plain is located to the west of Cheriton, part of Folkestone, Kent, England. It is used by the British Army from Shorncliffe
St_Martin's_Plain
English priest of Calvinist views and Biblical commentator
In July 1644 he was presented by William Brockman to the living of Cheriton, Kent, and in the same year Reading was appointed by the Westminster Assembly
John_Reading_(priest)
English barrister, judge and politician
suddenly just seven months prior to this on 27 April 1866. He was buried in Cheriton churchyard, near Folkestone, on 14 November. Knight-Bruce wished to shorten
James_Knight-Bruce
Disused railway station in Kent
Cheriton Halt is a disused railway station on the South Eastern Main Line which served the village of Cheriton on the outskirts of Folkestone in Kent
Cheriton_Halt_railway_station
New Zealand naturalist (1844–1928)
of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Born in Hythe, Kent, England, in 1844, and baptised at Cheriton, Kent, on 13 October of that year, Travers was the son
Henry_Travers_(naturalist)
English preacher and fabulist
Odo belonged to a Norman family which had settled in Kent and were named from their manor at Cheriton. He, however, was brought up at the family's new manor
Odo_of_Cheriton
Railway station in Kent, England
December 1843. Folkestone West was then opened in 1863, with a station named Cheriton Arch being provided between the two on 1 September 1884. The name Radnor
Folkestone Central railway station
Folkestone_Central_railway_station
English clergyman, educationalist, and cricketer
in his solitary first-class cricket match, which came against a team of Kent amateurs: he scored one run in his two innings and failed to take a wicket
John_Glennie
14th-century English politician
Leger, by whom he had a son William Fogge, born 31 October 1396 at Cheriton, Kent. According to Robertson: In the year 1396, Thomas (once mis-called or
Thomas_Fogge
Tennis tournament
Imperial, Hythe, from September 11th". Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald. Kent, England: British Newspaper Archive. 26 August 1933. p. 9. Retrieved
Kent_Coast_Championships
Village in Kent, England
was an urban district from 1894 to 1934 (having previously been part of Cheriton parish). It was added to Folkestone in 1934. In 2004, the village re-acquired
Sandgate,_Kent
Frontières Customs Permanent Frequent Eurotunnel Shuttle services to/from Cheriton, Kent. Lille-Europe railway station Police aux Frontières Customs Permanent
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List_of_border_crossing_points_in_France
Australian politician
permanent water, he took up land there in 1841. He called the property Cheriton after the parish of his father, the Reverend Julius Drake-Brockman. A water-powered
William_Locke_Brockman
Military base in England
Shorncliffe Army Camp is a British Army installation near Cheriton in Kent, England established in 1794. The camp, described as "the birthplace of the
Shorncliffe_Army_Camp
Football club
club played on Cheriton Road. Southern League Division One Champions 1963–64 Central Section Champions, Southern League 1934–35 Kent League Champions
Folkestone_F.C.
English clergyman
imprisonment and exile. Henry Jacob was the son of John Jacob, yeoman, of Cheriton, Kent. On 27 November 1581, he enrolled at St Mary Hall, Oxford and received
Henry_Jacob
Association football club in England
Cheriton Road, Folkestone 1989– , The Homelands, Kingsnorth, Ashford FIRST TEAM League East Kent League Division 1 Runners-up: 1898–1899 East Kent League
Ashford_United_F.C.
windmill, Kent". Windmill World]. Retrieved 25 August 2015. Coles Finch 1933, p. 202. Coles Finch 1933, p. 203. Coles Finch 1933, p. 204. "Cheriton windmill
List_of_windmills_in_Kent
White horse hill figure, carved in 2003 into Cheriton Hill, Kent, South East England
Folkestone White Horse is a white horse hill figure, carved into Cheriton Hill, Folkestone, Kent, South East England. It overlooks the English terminal of the
Folkestone_White_Horse
Train station served by Eurotunnel trains to the UK via the Channel Tunnel
frontier controls and policing". Gov.uk. Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 5 November 1993. Retrieved 28 March 2020. Cheriton shuttle terminal – Kent Rail
Eurotunnel_Calais_Terminal
Association football league in Kent, England
The Kent County Football League (known as the Kent County League) is a football competition based in Kent, England and adjacent area. The league was founded
Kent_County_League
view[permanent dead link] Sir John Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe Camp, Cheriton, Kent Scene: Rambahadur Limbu VC; Battle of Bau, 21 November 1965; Sarawak
List of works by Terence Cuneo
List_of_works_by_Terence_Cuneo
through the Channel Tunnel between Sangatte (Pas-de-Calais, France) and Cheriton (Kent, United Kingdom). The DB AutoZug SyltShuttle transports road vehicles
Accompanied combined transport
Accompanied_combined_transport
Earthquake in England
suffering from minor structural damage. Harvey Grammar School situated in Cheriton Road, Folkestone was closed on 30 April due to "significant structural
2007_Kent_earthquake
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Kent, England
The Kent Downs is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in Kent, England. They are the eastern half of the North Downs and stretch from the London/Surrey
Kent_Downs
Railway in Kent, England (closed 1947)
the construction of two significant tunnels. The southern section from Cheriton to Barham opened in 1887, with the northern section to Canterbury opening
Elham_Valley_Railway
the end of the M20 motorway and the entrance to the Channel Tunnel at Cheriton. 51°05′55″N 1°09′39″E / 51.09854°N 1.16078°E / 51.09854; 1.16078 Bennett
Folkestone_Castle
Places in the English county
settlements in Kent by population List of civil parishes in Kent Category:Civil parishes in Kent Category:Towns in Kent Category:Villages in Kent Category:Geography
List_of_places_in_Kent
Grammar school in Folkestone, Kent, England
Folkestone School for Girls is known "FSG". The school is situated on Cheriton Road on the A2034 (once the A20) at the junction of the B2064 and near
The_Harvey_Grammar_School
2006. Retrieved 18 March 2014. "Worlds Longest Cricket Marathon [sic]". Cheriton Fitzpaine Cricket Club. Retrieved 15 March 2014. "It's Red Row v world
World's longest cricket marathon
World's_longest_cricket_marathon
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Kent in South East England. All changes since the re-organisation of local government
List of electoral wards in Kent
List_of_electoral_wards_in_Kent
Former Royal Air Force station in Pembrokeshire, Wales
Royal Air Force Carew Cheriton, or more simply RAF Carew Cheriton, is a former Royal Air Force station near Carew, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was 4.7 miles
RAF_Carew_Cheriton
2025 English local election
The 2025 Kent County Council election took place on 1 May 2025 to elect members to Kent County Council in Kent, England. Reform UK won a majority of the
2025 Kent County Council election
2025_Kent_County_Council_election
Free school in Folkestone, Kent, England
co-educational secondary school located in the Cheriton area of Folkestone in the English county of Kent. The school is located at the former site of Pent
Turner_Free_School
Disused railway station in Kent
is a disused English station which was on the closed Hawkhurst Branch in Kent, England. The station was opened on 4 September 1893, when the line was extended
Cranbrook railway station (Kent)
Cranbrook_railway_station_(Kent)
Railway station in England
Roman Road railway station was a railway station on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened in May 1925 and closed to passenger traffic on 1 November 1928
Roman Road railway station (Kent)
Roman_Road_railway_station_(Kent)
Major long-distance railway line in south-east England
built west of Folkestone: Cheriton Arch and Shorncliffe Camp, which replaced the earlier Shorncliffe & Sandgate station. Cheriton Arch opened on 1 September
South_Eastern_Main_Line
Charing Charlton CE Primary School, Dover Chartham Primary School, Chartham Cheriton Primary School, Folkestone Cherry Orchard Primary Academy, Ebbsfleet Valley
List_of_schools_in_Kent
04°N 01.17°W / 51.04; -01.17 SU5828 Cheriton Kent 51°05′N 1°07′E / 51.08°N 01.12°E / 51.08; 01.12 TR1936 Cheriton (or Stackpole Elidor) Pembrokeshire
List of United Kingdom locations: Char-Che
List_of_United_Kingdom_locations:_Char-Che
This is a list of hills in Kent. Many of these hills are important historical, archaeological and nature conservation sites, as well as popular hiking
List_of_hills_of_Kent
played at the ground by Kent are recorded in the table. Several teams have played first-class cricket at Cheriton Road and Kent Cricket Board played a
List of Kent County Cricket Club grounds
List_of_Kent_County_Cricket_Club_grounds
Canadian politician
Shorncliffe Barracks, which was attached to the Shorncliffe Army Camp near Cheriton, Kent. He was later reassigned to a hospital at Bath, Somerset, and finally
George_Bowlby
Railway station in Kent, England
was altered during the 1960–61 Kent Coast Electrification as the line from Folkestone Central to near the site of Cheriton Junction was quadrupled. Following
Folkestone West railway station
Folkestone_West_railway_station
2017 UK local government election
The 2017 Kent County Council election was held on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 81 councillors were elected
2017 Kent County Council election
2017_Kent_County_Council_election
Former railway station in England
Poison Cross railway station was a railway station on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened in May 1925 and closed to passenger traffic on 1 November
Poison_Cross_railway_station
English soldier and politician (c. 1598-1668)
Farnham Portsmouth Roundway Down Gloucester Newbury Plymouth Shrewsbury Cheriton Lostwithiel Cropredy Bridge Lyme Worcester A firm supporter of Parliament
William_Waller
Range of hills in south east England
Cliffs of Dover in Kent. Much of the North Downs comprises two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs): the Surrey Hills and the Kent Downs. The North
North_Downs
2021 UK local government election
Elections to Kent County Council were held on 6 May 2021, alongside other local elections. 81 councillors were elected from 71 electoral divisions. The
2021 Kent County Council election
2021_Kent_County_Council_election
Auxiliary force of the British Army
The Kent Trained Bands were a part-time military force recruited from Kent in South East England, organised from earlier levies in 1572. They were periodically
Kent_Trained_Bands
list of Kent County Cricket Club first-class cricket records including record team and individual performances in first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket
List of Kent County Cricket Club first-class cricket records
List_of_Kent_County_Cricket_Club_first-class_cricket_records
Railway station in England
Folkestone Harbour station was one of four railway stations in Folkestone, Kent. It served Folkestone Harbour with connecting boat train services across
Folkestone Harbour railway station
Folkestone_Harbour_railway_station
Video-sharing platform
Creators Program Is Shutting Down". Kotaku. Retrieved October 20, 2021. Kent, Emma (November 29, 2018). "Nintendo scraps controversial Creators Program
YouTube
Contingency plan for traffic congestion in Kent
parallel A20 road: Phase 1: Coast-bound from Junction 11 (Hythe) to 12 (Cheriton), 3.6 miles (5.8 km) Phase 2: Coast-bound from Junction 8 (Maidstone) to
Operation_Stack
Diocese of the Church of England
Mary the Virgin's Church, Lydden (medieval) Benefice of Cheriton with Newington Parish of Cheriton Street (population 10,434): All Souls' Church, Folkestone
Diocese_of_Canterbury
Village in Kent, England
Folkestone and Hythe district, in Kent, England, about 5 km north of Hythe, and 1 km north of the Channel Tunnel terminal at Cheriton, near Folkestone. The village
Etchinghill,_Kent
Road in England
Newingreen (the site of the UK's first motel) before entering Folkestone via Cheriton, passing the vehicular entrance to the Channel Tunnel, forming part of
A20_road_(England)
English clergyman and travel writer
in 1677. He took holy orders, and was vicar of Newington, Kent in 1674, and rector of Cheriton in 1679, both posts he held for life. He was also chaplain
James_Brome
17th-century English Puritan activist and politician
been forced back into Hampshire. Livesey rejoined Waller and fought at Cheriton in March 1644 and Cropredy Bridge in June. A recurring problem for both
Michael_Livesey
Auxiliary Military force in London
including the First and Second Battles of Newbury, and the battles of Alton, Cheriton, Cropredy Bridge and Lostwithiel. Throughout their history they were used
London_Trained_Bands
12th-century English abbot and saint
is some uncertainty as to his writings, owing to confusion with Odo of Cheriton and Odo of Murimund, but a list of thirteen works, chiefly writings on
Odo_of_Canterbury
British actress (born 1994)
Hythe, Kent, where she grew up with her older brother. She was born deaf. Her parents separated when she was five months old. She attended Cheriton primary
Rose_Ayling-Ellis
Disused railway station in Barham, Kent
opened on 4 July 1887 with the opening of the Elham Valley Railway from Cheriton Junction, on the South Eastern Main Line as far as Barham. An 18-lever
Barham_railway_station
Disused railway station in England
Wingham (Canterbury Road) railway station was a terminus on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened in 1925 (named Wingham) and the last passenger train
Wingham (Canterbury Road) railway station
Wingham_(Canterbury_Road)_railway_station
Former railway station in England
Sandwich Road railway station was a railway station on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened in May 1925 and closed to passenger traffic on 1 November
Sandwich_Road_railway_station
English cricketer
Cheriton Road in Folkestone. A left-arm medium pace bowler, Wren made his first-class cricket debut the following season, playing in five of Kent's County
Tim_Wren
Scottish soldier, writer and recipient of the Victoria Cross
22131". The London Gazette. 27 April 1858. p. 2050. Location of grave and VC medal (Kent) VC medal auction details William Alexander Kerr at Find a Grave
William_Alexander_Kerr
Disused railway station in Kent, England
Valley Railway Canterbury South Bridge Bishopsbourne Barham Elham Lyminge Cheriton Halt Hawkhurst branch line Horsmonden Goudhurst Cranbrook Hawkhurst Hundred
Leysdown_railway_station
English merchant, general and MP
transferred to the more socially respectable Merchant Taylors' Company in 1656. Cheriton Sevenoaks Naseby Tonbridge Oxford Towcester Arundel Leicester Debden London
Sir Richard Browne, 1st Baronet, of London
Sir_Richard_Browne,_1st_Baronet,_of_London
Name list
Carthusian monk Odo of Châteauroux (c. 1190–1273), French cardinal Odo of Cheriton (c. 1185–1246/47), Roman Catholic priest and fabulist Pope Martin V (1368–1431)
Odo
Disused railway station in Kent, England
Valley Railway Canterbury South Bridge Bishopsbourne Barham Elham Lyminge Cheriton Halt Hawkhurst branch line Horsmonden Goudhurst Cranbrook Hawkhurst Hundred
Chislet Colliery Halt railway station
Chislet_Colliery_Halt_railway_station
Cricket ground in Folkestone, Kent, England
Folkestone Cricket Club moved to Cheriton Road at the beginning of the 20th century and the ground there was used by Kent for over 100 First XI matches between
Sandgate_Plain
Disused railway station in Kent, England
Valley Railway Canterbury South Bridge Bishopsbourne Barham Elham Lyminge Cheriton Halt Hawkhurst branch line Horsmonden Goudhurst Cranbrook Hawkhurst Hundred
Brambledown Halt railway station
Brambledown_Halt_railway_station
Undersea rail tunnel linking France to the UK
marshalling yard west of Cheriton at Dollands Moor Freight Yard. A 1996 report from the European Commission predicted that Kent and Nord-Pas de Calais would
Channel_Tunnel
Historic house in Virginia, United States
Hall is a plantation house located in Northampton, Virginia, close to Cheriton, and owned by the Eyre family since 1668. The property is one of the state's
Eyre_Hall
Former railway station in England
the beach location known as "The Warren" in the east end of Folkestone, Kent, now within the East Cliff and Warren Country Park. The station was first
Folkestone Warren Halt railway station
Folkestone_Warren_Halt_railway_station
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards
2024–present: The District of Folkestone and Hythe wards of Broadmead, Cheriton, East Folkestone, Folkestone Central, Folkestone Harbour, Hythe, Hythe
Folkestone and Hythe (constituency)
Folkestone_and_Hythe_(constituency)
English footballer (1900–1972)
Retrieved 20 May 2009. "Here and There". Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald. 10 March 1934. Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football
Jimmy_Dimmock
Disused railway station in Kent
opened on 4 July 1887 with the opening of the Elham Valley Railway from Cheriton Junction, on the South Eastern Main Line as far as Barham. A public siding
Elham_railway_station
Former railway station in England
Staple railway station was a station on the East Kent Light Railway in southeast England, serving the village of Staple. It was located north of the village
Staple_railway_station
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CHERITON KENT
CHERITON KENT
Boy/Male
Hebrew Spanish
God will multiply.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a habitational name from either of two places named Charton, in Devon and Kent, the latter being the more likely source, to judge by the current distribution of the surname.French (Normandy and Champagne) : reduced form of Char(r)eton, denoting a carter, from a derivative of Old French charette ‘cart’.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the name of many places named from Old English ceorlatun, CHARLTON means "settlement of the free peasants."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a variant of Chilton.
Girl/Female
English
Rhyming.
Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, French
Beloved; Rhyming Variant of Marilyn; Little and Womanly
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, perhaps from a place in Devon called Cheston, although the surname is found mainly in East Anglia rather than Devon.
Male
Greek
(ΧαÏίτων) Greek name CHARITON means "grace, kindness."
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Pericles, Prince of Tyre' A lord of Ephesus.
Male
Russian
(ХаритоÌн) Russian form of Greek Chariton, KHARITON means "grace, kindness."
Boy/Male
English
A, meaning peasants' settlement. Derived from a surname and place name based on the Old...
Boy/Male
Hindu
Beloved
Boy/Male
English
Camp.
Boy/Male
Australian, Gaelic, Irish
Wild Man
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place named Christon, possibly the one in Somerset (named with Celtic crūg ‘hill’ + Old English tūn ‘settlement’), but more likely from Christon Bank in Northumberland, the surname now occurring predominantly in the northeastern counties of England.
Biblical
cutting; piercing; slaying
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, German
Place Name; Farmer's Settlement; From Charles Dwelling; Man
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Latin
Rocky Fortress; Camp; Soldier's Camp
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places called Charlton, mainly in southern England, from Old English Ceorlatūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) of the peasants’. Old English ceorl denoted originally a free peasant of the lowest rank, later (but probably already before the Norman conquest) a tenant in pure villeinage, a serf or bondsman.Irish : altered form of Carlin.
Girl/Female
French
Dear one;darling'.
CHERITON KENT
CHERITON KENT
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CHERITON KENT
n.
Formerly, a part or division of a county among the Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five hundreds, and is confined to the county of Kent.
n.
A genus of grasses, including a great number of species, as the kinds called meadow grass, Kentucky blue grass, June grass, and spear grass (which see).
a.
resembling the chorion; as, the choroid plexuses of the ventricles of the brain, and the choroid coat of the eyeball.
n.
The true skin, or cutis.
n. pl.
A division of gastropod Mollusca, including the chitons. The back is covered by eight shelly plates. Called also Polyplacophora. See Illust. under Chiton, and Isopleura.
n.
An under garment among the ancient Greeks, nearly representing the modern shirt.
n.
The hollow at the flexure of the arm.
n.
One of a group of gastropod mollusks, with a shell composed of eight movable dorsal plates. See Polyplacophora.
n.
A chiton.
n.
A proprietor or landholder in a parish.
n.
A chiton, or loose, ungirded tunic, falling in straight folds.
a.
Of or pertaining to a weald, esp. to the weald in the county of Kent, England.
n.
A monk belonging to a branch of the Cistercian Order, which was established by Armand de Rance in 1660 at the monastery of La Trappe in Normandy. Extreme austerity characterizes their discipline. They were introduced permanently into the United States in 1848, and have monasteries in Iowa and Kentucky.
n.
Designating a cumbersome style of plow used in England, esp. in Kent.
n.
One of the United States.
n.
See Kentledge.
n.
The outer membrane which invests the fetus in the womb; also, the similar membrane investing many ova at certain stages of development.
n.
One of a order of nuns founded in 1812 at Loretto, in Kentucky. The members of the order (called also Sisters of Loretto, or Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross) devote themselves to the cause of education and the care of destitute orphans, their labors being chiefly confined to the Western United States.
n.
The outer membrane of seeds of plants.
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