vicinity of the towns of Faversham, Sandwich, and Deal, is mostly arable, extremely fertile, and under the most ex cellent system of management; which will be described in its proper place." These are, legitimately, and honestly, passages of East Kent. Those rich but no way beautiful passages, with the eastern compartment of the Chalk Hills, the confined District of Canterbury, and the District of Thanet, are all that East Kent can rightfully claim. Extending it furtbér, westward, is robbery. P. 6." The Isle of Shepey is separated from the rest of the county by an arm of the sea, called the Swale, navigable for ships of 200 tons burthen. It is said to have derived its name from the number of sheep that were continually feeding on it. It is about eleven miles in length, and eight in its greatest breadth." P. 8. "The western part of this county consists of a great variety of soils and systems of management. It is much more inclosed than the eastern part, and produces more timber and underwood. "The best cultivated is the north side of the district, from Rainham to Dartford: a tract of five or six miles in breadth. Parallel to this is a space of like breadth, of exceeding cold, stiff, flinty clay, which is generally ploughed with six horses: this is the flat top of the chalk-hill that runs from the sea, by Folkstone, through the county, to the borders of Surrey, near Westerham. The soil of this slip of land is nearly alike, and is but of small value, on ac count of the great expence of cultivation. "It is the highest land in the county, and is, from thence, by some called The Hog's Back of Kent. Between this hill and the borders of the Weald and county of Surrey, is an inclosed country, with much gentle hill and dale, the hills shelving in almost every direction, with several varieties of the ragstone soils. This part produces great quantities of hops and fruit, with some corn and grass; also timber and underwood, and has many pieces of common and waste land *." Now to deem the above passage invidious only, would be an act of lenity toward its writer. The part of Kent which lies to the south of the said "Hog's Back"-the Turnbridge quarter-is the least estimable part of the County. It is the rich and beautiful district, situated on the southward of the middle division of the Chalk Hills, which *The inhabitants divide the county into three parts, East, Middle, and West Kent; and, according to the ancient provincial adage, West Kent is healthy, but not wealthy; East Kent is wealthy, but not healthy? but Middle Kent is both healthy and wealthy.. Note by a Middle Kent Farmer. "Perhaps more fanciful than true.. which sends hops, and fruits, and other good things to the London markets; and which too evidently excited the envy of the man of East Kent, at the time he drew up his Report. He therefore got rid of it, in the above ungracious manner. P. 3. "The Weald of Kent, before mentioned, was for. merly covered entirely with woods. It has now many small towns and villages; but is more thinly inhabited than the other parts of the county, and of course much less culti vated." P. 9. "The Weald. This district of the county was in ancient times an immense wood or forest, inhabited only by herds of deer and hogs, and belonged wholly to the King By degrees it became peopled, and interspersed with villages and towns; and by piece-meal, was for the most part cleared of its wood, and converted into tillage and pasture. There are, however, some woodlands still in their original state," P. 8. Romney-Marsh is an extensive tract of rich marsh land, at the south corner of the county, originally inclosed from the sea, by a strong wall thrown up between the towns of Romney and Hythe." P. 10. Romney Marsh is a spacious level of exceedingly rich land, lying at the south corner of the county. Its shape is nearly that of a parallelogram, whose length from the foot of the hill at Aldington to the sea-shore, between Dengeness and Rye, is about twelve miles; and breadth, from the borders of the Weald of Kent by Warehorn, to the sea-shore, between Romney and Dimchurch, is nearly eight miles." P. 11. "This marsh is defended from the sea by an im mense bank of earth (called Dimchurch Wall) of more than three miles in length. The face next the sea is covered with common faggot wood, and hop-poles fastened dowa by oak piles and overlaths, which prevent the sea from washing away the earth. The support of the wall, and the drainage of this marsh, amount to the sum of four thou sand pounds per annum; which sum is raised by a scot per acre, on the whole level of Romney Marsh." CLIMATURE.-P. 12. "The proximity to the German Ocean and British Channel, renders this county very sub❤ ject to cold sea-winds, which often, near the shore in the spring of the year, injure the tender shoots of corn and herbage of every kind; especially when, after a few days of fine warm weather, a north-east wind succeeds... "The prevailing winds of this county are, north-east and south-west. When the former sets in and continues for any length of time, which is often the case in winter, a severe frost is always the consequence; the air is then exceedingly E e 2 3 vicinity of the towns of Faversham, Sandwich, and Deal, is mostly arable, extremely fertile, and under the most excellent system of management; which will be described in its proper place." These are, legitimately, and honestly, passages of East Kent. Those rich but no way beautiful passages, with the eastern compartment of the Chalk Hills, the confined District of Canterbury, and the District of Thanet, are all that East Kent can rightfully claim. Extending it further, westward, is robbery. P. 6." The Isle of Shepey is separated from the rest of the county by an arm of the sea, called the Swale, navigable for ships of 200 tons burthen. It is said to have derived its name from the number of sheep that were continually feeding on it. It is about eleven miles in length, and eight in its greatest breadth." P. 8. "The western part of this county consists of a great variety of soils and systems of management. It is much more inclosed than the eastern part, and produces more timber and underwood. "The best cultivated is the north side of the district, from Rainham to Dartford: a tract of five or six miles in breadth. Parallel to this is a space of like breadth, of exceeding cold, stiff, flinty clay, which is generally ploughed with six horses: this is the flat top of the chalk-hill that runs from the sea, by Folkstone, through the county, to the borders of Surrey, near Westerham. The soil of this slip of land is nearly alike, and is but of small value, on ac2 count of the great expence of cultivation. "It is the highest land in the county, and is, from thence, by some called The Hog's Back of Kent. Between this hill and the borders of the Weald and county of Surrey, is an inclosed country, with much gentle hill and dale, the hills shelving in almost every direction, with several varieties of the ragstone soils. This part produces great quantities of hops and fruit, with some corn and grass; also timber and underwood, and has many pieces of common and waste land *." Now to deem the above passage invidious only, would be an act of lenity toward its writer. The part of Kent which lies to the south of the said "Hog's Back"-the Turnbridge quarter-is the least estimable part of the County. It is the rich and beautiful district, situated on the southward of the middle division of the Chalk Hills, which *The inhabitants divide the county into three parts, East, Middle, and West Kent; and, according to the ancient provincial adage, West Kent is healthy, but not wealthy; East Kent is wealthy, but not healthy? but Middle Kent is both healthy and wealthy.. Note by a Middle Kent Farmer. "Perhaps more fanciful than true. which sends hops, and fruits, and other good things to the London markets; and which too evidently excited the envy of the man of East Kent, at the time he drew up his Report. He therefore got rid of it, in the above ungracious manner. AP.3. "The Weald of Kent, before mentioned, was for! merly covered entirely with woods. It has now many small towns and villages; but is more thinly inhabited than the other parts of the county, and of course much less cultivated." P. 9. "The Weald. This district of the county was in ancient times an immense wood or forest, inhabited only by herds of deer and hogs, and belonged wholly to the King By degrees it became peopled, and interspersed with villages and towns; and by piece-meal, was for the most part cleared of its wood, and converted into tillage and pasture. There are, however, some woodlands still in their original state," P. 8. Romney-Marsh is an extensive tract of rich marsh land, at the south corner of the county, originally inclosed from the sea, by a strong wall thrown up between the towns of Romney and Hythe." Its P. 10. "Romney Marsh is a spacious level of exceedingly rich land, lying at the south corner of the county. shape is nearly that of a parallelogram, whose length from the foot of the hill at Aldington to the sea-shore, between Dengeness and Rye, is about twelve miles; and breadth, from the borders of the Weald of Kent by Warehorn, to the sea-shore, between Romney and Dimchurch, is nearly eight miles.". - P. 14. "This marsh is defended from the sea by an im mense bank of earth (called Dimchurch Wall) of more thani three miles in length. The face next the sea is covered with common faggot-wood, and hop-poles fastened dowa by oak piles and overlaths, which prevent the sea from washing away the earth. The support of the wall, and the drainage of this marsh, amount to the sum of four thou sand pounds per annum; which sum is raised by a scot per acre, on the whole level of Romney Marsh." CLIMATURE.-P. 12. "The proximity to the German Ocean and British Channel, renders this county very sub ject to cold sea-winds, which often, near the shore in the spring of the year, injure the tender shoots of corn and herb age of every kind; especially when, after a few days of fine warm weather, a north-east wind succeeds.. C "The prevailing winds of this county are, north-east and south-west. When the former sets in and continues for any length of time, which is often the case in winter, a severe frost is always the consequence; the air is them exceedingly Ee 2 vicinity of the towns of Faversham, Sandwich, and Deal, is mostly arable, extremely fertile, and under the most excellent system of management; which will be described in its proper place." These are, legitimately, and honestly, passages of East Kent. Those rich but no way beautiful passages, with the eastern compartment of the Chalk Hills, the confined District of Canterbury, and the District of Thanet, are all that East Kent can rightfully claim. Extending it further, westward, is robbery. P. 6. "The Isle of Shepey is separated from the rest of the county by an arm of the sea, called the Swale, naviga ble for ships of 200 tons burthen. It is said to have derived its name from the number of sheep that were continually feeding on it. It is about eleven miles in length, and eight in its greatest breadth." P. 8. "The western part of this county consists of a great variety of soils and systems of management. It is much more inclosed than the eastern part, and produces more timber and underwood. "The best cultivated is the north side of the district, from Rainham to Dartford: a tract of five or six miles in breadth. Parallel to this is a space of like breadth, of exceeding cold, stiff, flinty clay, which is generally ploughed with six horses: this is the flat top of the chalk-hill that runs from the sea, by Folkstone, through the county, to the borders of Surrey, near Westerham. The soil of this slip of land is nearly alike, and is but of small value, on ac count of the great expence of cultivation. It is the highest land in the county, and is, from thence, by some called The Hog's Back of Kent. Between this hill and the borders of the Weald and county of Surrey, is an inclosed country, with much gentle hill and dale, the hills shelving in almost every direction, with several varieties of the ragstone soils. This part produces great quantities of hops and fruit, with some corn and grass; also timber and un. derwood, and has many pieces of common and waste land *." Now to deem the above passage invidious only, would be an act of lenity toward its writer. The part of Kent which lies to the south of the said "Hog's Back"-the Turnbridge quarter-is the least estimable part of the County. It is the rich and beautiful district, situated on the southward of the middle division of the Chalk Hills, which The inhabitants divide the county into three parts, East, Middle, and West Kent; and, according to the ancient provincial adage, West Kent is healthy, but not wealthy; East Kent is wealthy, but not healthy? but Middle Kent is both healthy and wealthy.. Note by a Middle Kent Farmer. Perhaps more fanciful than true. |