Sandwich , Town, England
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SANDWICH , town, England town (1991 pop. 4,184), Kent, SE England, on the Stour River. It is a resort and market center...Cinque Ports in the 11th cent., Sandwich flourished in the Middle Ages and became a center for fishing and trade. Silting in the 16th cent. ruined the harbor. Interesting medieval churches and buildings remain...