Sandwich, Kent
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Sandwich is a town and civil parish in the Dover District of Kent, south-east England. It lies on the River Stour and has a population of 4,985. Sandwich was one of the Cinque Ports and still has many
The 14th-century St Thomas's Hospital
The Sandwich Toll Bridge, showing the town's coat of arms
The Fisher Gate
Sandwich Guildhall
Earl of Sandwich
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Earl of Sandwich is a noble title in the Peerage of England, held since its creation by the House of Montagu. It is nominally associated with Sandwich, Kent. It was created in 1660 for the prominent n
Sandwich, Kent
…England (1198–1340), Gules three lions passant guardant Or langued and armed Azure, and the Arms of the Cinque Ports, Azure three ships Or. The title Earl of Sandwich was created in 1660 for the prominent naval commander Admiral Sir Edward Montagu (1625–72). In 1759, Thomas Paine (1737–1809) had his home and shop in…
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl
Portrait of the Earl of Sandwich by Thomas Gainsborough, 1783.