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|text=The '''Isle of Sheppey''' is an island off the northern coast of [[Kent]] in the Thames Estuary, with an area of 36 square miles. The name "Sheppey" is from the Old English ''Sceapige'', meaning "Sheep Island", a name which appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, recording the depredations of the Vikings here. The name "Sheep island" is appropriate as even today the extensive marshes which make up a considerable proportion of the island provide grazing for large flocks of sheep. | |text=The '''Isle of Sheppey''' is an island off the northern coast of [[Kent]] in the Thames Estuary, with an area of 36 square miles. The name "Sheppey" is from the Old English ''Sceapige'', meaning "Sheep Island", a name which appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, recording the depredations of the Vikings here. The name "Sheep island" is appropriate as even today the extensive marshes which make up a considerable proportion of the island provide grazing for large flocks of sheep. | ||
The island's main towns are Sheerness, on the headland at the northwest of the island, and Minster, further east along the island's north coast}}<noinclude> | The island's main towns are Sheerness, on the headland at the northwest of the island, and Minster, further east along the island's north coast.}}<noinclude>{{FP data}} | ||
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SheppeyThe Isle of Sheppey is an island off the northern coast of Kent in the Thames Estuary, with an area of 36 square miles. The name "Sheppey" is from the Old English Sceapige, meaning "Sheep Island", a name which appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, recording the depredations of the Vikings here. The name "Sheep island" is appropriate as even today the extensive marshes which make up a considerable proportion of the island provide grazing for large flocks of sheep. The island's main towns are Sheerness, on the headland at the northwest of the island, and Minster, further east along the island's north coast. (Read more) |