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| − | '''Faversham''' has a long industrial history reflected in its name, which comes from the Old English for "blacksmith's village". It was a major center of gunpowder manufacture in the 18th century {{By| | + | '''Faversham''' has a long industrial history reflected in its name, which comes from the Old English for "blacksmith's village". It was a major center of [[gunpowder]] manufacture in the 18th century {{By|RH}} which has led to [http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/preservation/science/inventions/chpt22.htm more] than [http://www.faversham.org/history/explosives/great_explosion_1916.aspx one] unfortunate incident {{By|EB}}. |
There was a Roman staging post on the Watling Street, and it was a site of major Jutish settlement in the early fifth century CE; a Benedictine abbey was founded there in King Stephen's time. {{By|SF}} | There was a Roman staging post on the Watling Street, and it was a site of major Jutish settlement in the early fifth century CE; a Benedictine abbey was founded there in King Stephen's time. {{By|SF}} | ||
''([[Fools Circel 9wys|5]], 77, 120, {{Ixp|207|29}})'' | ''([[Fools Circel 9wys|5]], 77, 120, {{Ixp|207|29}})'' | ||
Latest revision as of 22:45, 26 November 2013
Faversham has a long industrial history reflected in its name, which comes from the Old English for "blacksmith's village". It was a major center of gunpowder manufacture in the 18th century RH which has led to more than one unfortunate incident EB.
There was a Roman staging post on the Watling Street, and it was a site of major Jutish settlement in the early fifth century CE; a Benedictine abbey was founded there in King Stephen's time. SF