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Extract from the Sandwich Travel Guides:
SANDWICH
, situated on the River Stour four miles north of Deal, is best known nowadays for giving rise to England's favourite culinary contribution when, in 1762, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, passionately absorbed in a game of cards, demanded some meat between two bits of bread for a quick snack. Aside from this incident, the town's main interest lies in its maritime connections - it was chief among the Cinque Ports until the Stour silted up. Unlike other former harbour inlets, however, the Stour hasn't silted up completely here and still flows through town, its grassy willow-lined banks adding to the once great medieval port's present charm...
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