A report on Cinque Ports
Historic group of coastal towns in Kent, Sussex and Essex.
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Kent
9 linksCounty in South East England and one of the home counties.
County in South East England and one of the home counties.
England relied on the county's ports to provide warships through much of its history; the Cinque Ports in the 10th –14th centuries and Chatham Dockyard in the 16th–20th centuries were of particular importance.
Dover
7 linksTown and major ferry port in Kent, South East England.
Town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England.
It is one of the Cinque Ports.
Hastings
7 linksLarge seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England,
Large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England,
It later became one of the medieval Cinque Ports.
New Romney
5 linksMarket town in Kent, England, on the edge of Romney Marsh, an area of flat, rich agricultural land reclaimed from the sea after the harbour began to silt up.
Market town in Kent, England, on the edge of Romney Marsh, an area of flat, rich agricultural land reclaimed from the sea after the harbour began to silt up.
New Romney, one of the original Cinque Ports, was once a sea port, with the harbour adjacent to the church, but is now more than a mile from the sea.
Winchelsea
5 linksSmall town in the non-metropolitan county of East Sussex, within the historic county of Sussex, England, located between the High Weald and the Romney Marsh, approximately 2 mi south west of Rye and 7 mi north east of Hastings.
Small town in the non-metropolitan county of East Sussex, within the historic county of Sussex, England, located between the High Weald and the Romney Marsh, approximately 2 mi south west of Rye and 7 mi north east of Hastings.
The corporation lost its remaining civil and judicial powers in 1886 but was preserved as a charity by an Act of Parliament to maintain the membership of the Cinque Port Confederation.
Rye, East Sussex
7 linksSmall town and civil parish in the Rother district, in East Sussex, England, two miles from the sea at the confluence of three rivers: the Rother, the Tillingham and the Brede.
Small town and civil parish in the Rother district, in East Sussex, England, two miles from the sea at the confluence of three rivers: the Rother, the Tillingham and the Brede.
In medieval times, as an important member of the Cinque Ports confederation, it was at the head of an embayment of the English Channel, and almost entirely surrounded by the sea.
Romney Marsh
8 linksSparsely populated wetland area in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in the south-east of England.
Sparsely populated wetland area in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in the south-east of England.
All these ports were affiliated to (as "limbs" of) the Cinque Ports.
Deal, Kent
4 linksCoastal town in Kent, England, which lies where the North Sea and the English Channel meet, 8 mi north-east of Dover and 8 mi south of Ramsgate.
Coastal town in Kent, England, which lies where the North Sea and the English Channel meet, 8 mi north-east of Dover and 8 mi south of Ramsgate.
Deal became a 'limb port' of the Cinque Ports in 1278 and grew into the busiest port in England; today it is a seaside resort, its quaint streets and houses a reminder of its history along with many ancient buildings and monuments.
Tenterden
4 linksTown in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England.
Town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England.
Timber from the Wealden forests was used to construct ships, and in 1449 Tenterden was incorporated into the Confederation of Cinque Ports as a limb of Rye.
Folkestone
3 linksPort town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England.
Port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England.
A Norman knight held a Barony of Folkestone, which led to its entry as a part of the Cinque Ports in the thirteenth century and with that the privilege of being a wealthy trading port.