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<Cinque ports They were:

Ports	Ancient towns	Limbs / corporate limbs	Connected towns / non-corporate limbs
Hastings MP			Grange (now part of Gillingham) Bekesbourne Bulverhythe Northeye Eastbourne Hydney (now Hampden Park, Eastbourne), Pebsham (small village between Bulverhythe and Bexhill), Pevensey Seaford P (disfranchised 1832)
New Romney MP (disfranchised 1832)		Lydd M
Hythe MP (reduced to 1 seat and increased area 1832)			West Hythe
Dover MP		Folkestone M Faversham M (added to Hythe P 1832) Margate	Birchington, St. Johns (now part of Margate), St. Peters, Ringwould, Woodchurch Kingsdown
Sandwich MP (P increased 1832 with Deal and Walmer)		Brightlingsea Deal (M subject to Sandwich; added to P Sandwich 1832) Ramsgate (subject to Sandwich M)	Reculver Sarre Fordwich M Walmer (added to P Sandwich 1832) Stonor
	* Rye (promoted after 1287 storm) MP (reduced to 1 seat and merged from P Winchelsea 1832)	Tenterden M
	Winchelsea MP (merged into P Rye 1832)

Key

M = municipal borough in 1833 P = parliamentary borough up to 1832

Sources

• 1833 Mun Corp Rpt 1 Appendix