Sandwich

Sandwich is a village in , one of the Cinque Ports responsible for England's maritime defence. In the 14th and 15th centuries the harbour silted up and the river changed its course, leaving Sandwich well inland: so it lost its importance and its attractive medieval centre was preserved.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Richborough Castle and Sandwich railway station.

Photo: Midnightblueowl, Public domain.
is a Roman Saxon Shore fort better known as Richborough Roman Fort. It is situated in near , . Substantial remains of the massive fort walls still stand to a height of several metres.

Railway station
Photo: Edward, CC BY-SA 3.0.
serves in , . The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern. The station is 8+1⁄4 miles south of on the Kent Coast Line.

Golf course
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Prince's Golf Club is a links golf course located in in in southeast . Prince's is immediately adjacent to the more famous Royal St George's golf club, and both clubs lie on the same stretch of coastline as nearby Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodnesborough and Worth.

Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the of , England, 2 miles west of . The population taken at the 2011 census included as well as , and totalled 1,066. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Sandwich.

Village
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the of , England, situated 2 kilometres south of . It has two public houses, a church, and a school.

Sandwich

Latitude
51.2855° or 51° 17′ 8″ north
Longitude
1.3452° or 1° 20′ 43″ east
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
9F3378PW+53
Geo­Names ID
7295866
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Sandwich” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “桑威治”
  • Japanese: “サンドウィッチ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sandwich i Kent”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Sandwīc”
  • Russian: “Сэндвич”

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