Bilsington lies on the Tenterden to Hythe road, just north of Romney Marsh.There's a priory dating to 1253, and a strange obelisk standing high on a hill.
In 1825 Sir William Cosway purchased the priory estate. He was a politician who was very interested in the plight of the farm labourers, and in 1830 paid the sum of £150 to help 4 Bilsington families to emigrate to America , he also built the school. On 10th June 1834 he was on the London to Brighton coach when it turned over and he was killed. As a memorial, his family built the 52 ft high obelisk. The obelisk was struck by lightning in 1967 and has recently been restored to its former glory.
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