The antiquarian itinerary, comprising specimens of architecture, monastic, castellated, and domestic; with other vestiges of antiquity in Great BritainAccompanied with descriptions . ANCIENT SCULPTURE IN WESTBERECHURCH, KENT. The village of Wcstbere is situated four milts east-north-east of Canterbury; the capital of the county of Kent, andthe metropolitan ste of the archbishop, who is primate of allEngland. Tiiis city is situated in a pleasant valley, aboutone mile wide, between hills of a commodious size ; besideswhich the river Stour runs through it, whose streams oftendividing and uniting
The antiquarian itinerary, comprising specimens of architecture, monastic, castellated, and domestic; with other vestiges of antiquity in Great BritainAccompanied with descriptions . ANCIENT SCULPTURE IN WESTBERECHURCH, KENT. The village of Wcstbere is situated four milts east-north-east of Canterbury; the capital of the county of Kent, andthe metropolitan ste of the archbishop, who is primate of allEngland. Tiiis city is situated in a pleasant valley, aboutone mile wide, between hills of a commodious size ; besideswhich the river Stour runs through it, whose streams oftendividing and uniting again, water it more plentifully, andform islands of various sizes, in one of which the westernpart of the city stands, which renders the soil rich and theair good. The origin of this distinguished city is too remote to besatisfactorily ascertained. It was certainly in existenceprevious to the arrival of the Romans in Britain. It wascalled by them Dinoveroum and Davenoum, which namesome derive from the British word Durwherny which signi-fies a rapid stream, and to have been applied to this river,because the Stour here flows with some impetuosity. Thereare some historians who
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