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Sittingbourne

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Sittingbourne

Town in Kent, England, between Gillingham and Canterbury; population (2001) 40,000. It is in a fruit-growing area; local industries include fruit packing and preserving, and the manufacture of paper, cement, bricks, and clothing. There is also a large agricultural research station here.



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The whole business of the human race, between London and Dover, being spoliation, Mr Dorrit was waylaid at Dartford, pillaged at Gravesend, rifled at Rochester, fleeced at Sittingbourne, and sacked at Canterbury.
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