a town of England, in Kent, two miles and a half south-west of Romney, of which town and port it is a member, and 71 miles from London. It is a populous town, and is incorporated by the name of a bailiff, jurats, and commonalty. In the beach near Stone-end, is a heap of stones, fancied to be the tomb of Crispin and Crispianus; and near the sea is a place called Holmflone, consisting of beach and pebble-stones, which abounds with holm trees.