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Sheppey

/ ˈʃɛpɪ /

noun

  1. Isle of Sheppey
    an island in SE England, off the N coast of Kent in the Thames estuary: separated from the mainland by The Swale , a narrow channel. Chief towns: Sheerness, Minster. Pop: 37 852 (2001 est). Area: 80 sq km (30 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Eighth-tier Sheppey United score with their first shot of the match as James Bessey-Saldanha provides a "magical moment" but Sheppey eventually lose 4-1 to League Two Walsall.

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Gordon Henderson, the Conservative MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, who has three prisons in his constituency, said there had been a campaign to give staff more protection.

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Four-year-old Rose was found under the bonnet by David King after he had dropped his grandson off at school on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.

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Mr Henderson, who has lived on the Isle of Sheppey for over 40 years, first stood for election as Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP in 2005.

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Gordon Henderson has represented Sittingbourne and Sheppey since 2010.

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