Sandwich, Kent

Sandwich is a town and civil parish in the Dover District of Kent, south-east England. It is on the River Stour and has a population of 4,985.

Sandwich
Coat of arms of the Sandwich Town Council
The 14th-century St Thomas' Hospital
Sandwich Location within Kent
Population	4,985 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	[TR335585 TR335585]
Civil parish	Sandwich [2]
District	Dover
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Sandwich
Postcode district	CT13
Dialling code	01304
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	South Thanet
List of places UK England Kent 51.27472°N 1.33888°E / 51.27472; 1.33888

Notable places in Sandwich include Richborough Roman Fort and Amphitheatre, the Sandwich Guildhall Museum, and the White Mill Rural Heritage Centre.

Sandwich is in Southeastern England.

Etymology

The name 'Sandwich' is first attested in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, where it appears as Sondwic in 851 and Sandwic in 993. In the Domesday Book of 1086, it appears as Sandwice. The suffix "-wich" comes from the Anglo Saxon "-wīc", which means a dwelling or fortified place where trade takes place. The name means "market town on sandy soil".^[3]