A topographie or survey of the county of Kent with some chronological, historicall, and other matters touching the same, and the several parishes and places therein / by Richard Kilburne of Hawkherst, Esquire.
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- A topographie or survey of the county of Kent with some chronological, historicall, and other matters touching the same, and the several parishes and places therein / by Richard Kilburne of Hawkherst, Esquire.
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- Kilburne, Richard, 1605-1678.
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Contents
- frontispiece
- title page
- TO THE NOBILITY, GEN∣TRY and COMMONALTY OF KENT.
- The Contents of this Book.
-
A
TOPOGRAPHIE:
OR,
Survey of the County of
KENT.
- ACRYSE.
- ADDINGTON.
- ADISHAM.
- ALCHAM.
- ALDINGTON.
- ALL HOLLOWES.
- ALLINGTON.
- St. ALPHAGE.
- APLEDORE.
- ASH neer SANDWICH.
- ASH neer WROTHAM.
- ASHERST.
- ASHFORD.
- AYLESFORD.
- BADLESMER.
- BAPCHILD.
- BAREFRISTON.
- East BARMING.
- West BARMING.
- BEAKESBORNE.
- BECKENHAM.
- BENENDEN.
- BERHAM.
- BERSTED.
- BETHERISDEN.
- BETSHANGER.
- BEWSFEILD otherwise WHITFEILD.
- BEXLEY.
- BICKNOR.
- BIDBOROUGH.
- BIDDENDEN.
- BILSINGTON.
- BIRCHINTON.
- BIRLING.
- BISHOPSBOURN.
- BLACKMANSTONE.
- BOBBING.
- BONNINGTON.
- BORDEN.
- BOREHAM.
- BOUGHTON ALUPH.
- BOUGHTON under the BLEAN.
- BOUGHTON-MAL∣HERBE.
- BOVGHTON-MON∣CHELSEA.
- BOXLEY.
- BRABORNE.
- BRASTED.
- BREDGATE.
- BREDHERST.
- BRENEHLEY.
- BRENZET.
- BRIDGE.
- BROMFIELD.
- BROMHILL otherwise PROMHILL.
- BROMLEY.
- BROOKE.
- BRUCKLAND.
- BUCKLAND neer DOVOR.
- BUCKLAND neer FE∣VERSHAM.
- BVRMARSH.
- CAPELL neer FOLK∣STONE.
- CAPELL neer TVN∣BRIDG.
- CHALKE.
- CHALLOCK.
- CHARING.
- CHARLTON neer DOVOR.
- CHARLTON neer GREENWICH.
- GREAT CHART.
- LITTLE CHART.
- CHART next SVTTON VALLANCE.
- CHARTHAM.
- CHELSFIELD.
- CHERITON.
- CHESILHERST.
- CHETHAM.
- CHEVENING.
- CHIDINGSTONE.
- CHILHAM.
- CHILLENDEN.
- CHISLET.
- CHRIST-CHVRCH CANTERBURY.
- CLIF neer DOVOR
- CLIF neere Gravesend.
- COBHAM.
- COLDRED.
- COOK STONE.
- COSMUS BLEANE.
- COWDEN.
- COWLING.
- CRAFORD.
- CRANBROOKE.
- FOOTES CRAY
- Saint MARY CRAY.
- North CRAY.
- PAULS CRAY.
- CRUNDALL.
- CVDHAM.
- DARENT.
- DARTFORD.
- DEALE.
- DENTON neer ELEHAM.
- DENTON neer GRAVESEND.
- DEPTFORD.
- DETLING.
- DEVINGTON.
- DIMCHURCH.
- DITTON.
- DODDINGTON.
- DOVOR.
- DOWNE.
- Saint DUNSTANS.
- EARITH.
- EAST-BRIDGE.
- EAST-CHURCH.
- EASELING.
- EASTRY.
- EASTWELL.
- EATON-Bridge.
- EBENEY.
- EGERTON.
- ELEHAM.
- ELMSTED.
- ELMSTONE.
- ELTHAM.
- EMLEY.
- EWELL.
- EYNSFORD.
- EYTHORN.
- FAIREFIELD.
- FANT.
- EAST-FARLEY.
- WEST-FARLEY.
- FARN BOROUGH.
- FARNINGHAM.
- FAWKEHAM.
- FEVERSHAM.
- FOLKESTON.
- FORDWICH.
- FRINDSBURY.
- FRINSTED.
- FRITTENDEN
- GILLINGHAM.
- GODMERSHAM.
- GOODNESTON neer FEVERSHAM.
- GOONESTON neer SANDWICH.
- GOUDHERST.
- GRAVENEY.
- GRAVESEND.
- EAST-GREENWICH.
- GUSTON.
- HACKINGTON otherwise St. STEPHENS.
- HADLOW.
- HALDEN otherwise HIGH HALDEN.
- HALLING.
- HALSTED.
- HALSTOW.
- HIGH-HALSTOW.
- HAM.
- HARBLEDOWNE.
- Upper HARDRES.
- Nether HARDRES.
- HARIETSHAM.
- HARTLEY.
- HARTLIP.
- HARTY.
- HASTINGLIGH.
- HAWKEHERST.
- HAWKING.
- HAYES.
- HEDCORNE.
- HERNE.
- HERNEHILL.
- HERST.
- HEVER.
- HIGHAM.
- HINCKSELL.
- HITH.
- West HITH.
- HOLLIN GBORNE.
- HOO.
- HOPE.
- HORSMANDEN.
- HORTON-KIRBY.
- MONKS-HORTON.
- HOTH.
- HOTHFEILD.
- HOUGHAM.
- HUCKING.
- HUNTON.
- St. IAMES.
- ICKHAM.
- IFIELD.
- IGHTHAM.
- St. IOHNS.
- IVECHURCH.
- IWADE.
- KEMSING.
- KENARTON.
- KENNINGTON.
- KESTON.
- KINGSDOWN neer Sittingborne.
- KINGSDOWN. neer Wrotham.
- KINGSNOTH.
- KINGSTONE.
- KNOWLTON
- LABORNE.
- LAMBERHERST.
- East LANGDON.
- West LANGDON.
- LANGLEY.
- St. LAURENCE.
- LAYSDOWN.
- LEEDS.
- LEE.
- LENEHAM.
- LEVELAND.
- LEUSHAM.
- LID.
- LIDDON.
- LIMINGE.
- LIMPNE.
- LINSTED.
- LINTON.
- LITTLEBORNE.
- LONGFIELD.
- LOOSE.
- LUDDENHAM.
- LUDDESDON.
- LULLINGSTONE.
- LYGHE neer TUN∣BRIDGE.
- MAIDSTONE.
- East MALLING.
- West MALLING
- MARDEN.
- St. MARGARETS neer Dovor.
- St. MARGARETS neer Rochester.
- St. MARIES neer New Romney.
- Saint MARIES neer Rochester.
- MEOPHAM.
- MEREWORTH.
- MERSHAM.
- MERSTON.
- MIDLEY.
- MILSTED.
- MILTON neer Canterbury.
- MILTON neer Gravesend.
- MILTON neer Sittingborne.
- MINSTER in Sheppey.
- MINSTER in Thanet.
- MOLASH.
- Great MONGEHAM.
- Little MONGEHAM.
- MONKTON.
- MURSTON.
- NAKINTON.
- NETTLESTED.
- NEWCHURCH.
- NEWENDEN.
- NEWINGTON, neer Hith.
- NEWINGTON besides Sittingborn.
- NEWNHAM.
- St. NICHOLAS.
- NOCKHOLT.
- NONINTON.
- NORBURN.
- NORTON.
- NORTHFLEET.
- St. Mary NORTHGATE.
- NUTSTED.
- OFHAM.
- ORE.
- ORGARSWICK.
- ORLESTONE.
- ORPINGTON.
- OSPRINGE.
- OTFORD.
- OTHAM.
- OTTERDEN.
- PADLESWORTH neer Eleham.
- PADLESWORTH neer Snodland.
- PATRICKSBORN.
- St. PAUL.
- East PECKHAM.
- West PECKHAM.
- PEMBURY.
- PENSHERST.
- Saint PETERS.
- PETHAM.
- PLAXTOOLE.
- PLUCKLEY.
- PLUMSTED.
- POSTLING.
- PRESTON neer Feversham.
- PRESTON neer Fordwich.
- Promhill see Bromhill.
- RAINHAM.
- RECULVER.
- REVER.
- RIDLEY.
- RINGWOLD.
- RIPPLE.
- ROCHESTER.
- RODMERSHAM.
- ROLVENDEN.
- New ROMNEY.
- Old ROMNEY.
- RUCKING.
- RYARSH.
- SALTWOOD.
- SANDHERST.
- SANDWICH.
- SEALE.
- SEASALTER.
- SELLINDGE.
- SELLING.
- SEVENOKE.
- SEVINGTON.
- SHADOXHERST.
- SHEBBERTSWOLD.
- SHELDWICH.
- SHIPBORNE.
- SHOLDON.
- SHORAM.
- SHORNE.
- SITTINGBORNE.
- SMARDEN.
- SMEETH.
- SNARGATE.
- SNAVE.
- SNODLAND.
- SOUTHFLET.
- SPELDHERST.
- STALISFEILD.
- STANFORD.
- STANSTED.
- STAPLE.
- STAPLEHERST.
- STELLING.
- St. Stephens, see Hackington.
- TODMARSH.
- STOKE.
- STONAR.
- STONE neer Dartford.
- STONE neer Feversham.
- STONE in Oxney.
- STOWTING.
- STROVD.
- STURMOUTH.
- STURREY.
- SUNDRISH.
- SUTTON neer Dovor.
- SUTTON at Hone.
- East SUTTON.
- SUTTON VALLENCE.
- SWANSCOMBE.
- SWAYCLIFFE.
- SWINGFEILD.
- TENHAM.
- TENTERDEN.
- TESTON.
- THANINGTON.
- THROWLEY.
- THURNHAM.
- TILNESTONE.
- TONG.
- TROTTISCLIFFE.
- TUDELEY.
- TUNBRIDGE.
- TUNSTALL.
- ULCOMB.
- UPCHURCH.
- WALDERSHARE.
- WALMER.
- WALTHAM.
- St. Warburgh see Hoo.
- WAREHORNE.
- WATRINGBVRY.
- WEST BEERE
- WESTGATE.
- WESTRAM.
- WESTWELL.
- Whitfeild see Bewfeild.
- WICHLING.
- WICKHAM neere Fordwich.
- East WICKHAM.
- West WICKHAM.
- WILLESBOROVGH.
- WILMINGTON.
- WIMLINGSWOLD.
- WINGHAM.
- WITTERSHAM.
- WOLDHAM.
- WOODE otherwise Woodchurch.
- WOODCHURCH.
- WOODNESBOROUGH.
- WOOLWICH.
- WOOTTON.
- WORDE.
- WORMSELL.
- WROTHAM.
- WYE.
- YALDING.
- part
- The Lath of Sutton at Hone.
- The Lath of Aylesford.
- The Lath of Scray, otherwise Sherwinhope, otherwise Show∣inghope.
- The Lath of St. Augustine, otherwise Hedelinth.
- The Lath of Shipway, otherwise Shepway.
- Bridge and Petham.
- Chart and Longbridge.
- Eastry.
- Eyhorn.
- Hoo.
- Lowy of Tunbridge.
- Milton.
- Scray.
- The Seven Hundreds.
- Shipway.
- Stowting.
- Sutton Bromley.
- Sutton Dartford.
- Twyford.
-
part
- 1. Aloesbridge.
- 2. Axstone.
- 3. Great Barnefield.
- 4. West Barnefield.
- 5. Barckley.
- 6. Beusborough.
- 7. Bircholt Barony.
- 8. Bircholt Franchise.
- 9. Blackborne.
- 10. Blengate.
- 11. Blackheath.
- 12. Boughton under the Blean.
- 13. Bridge and Petham.
- 14. Brenchlen and Horsmanden.
- 15. Bromley and Beckenham.
- 16. Calehill.
- 17. Chart and Longbridge.
- 18. Chetham and Gillingham.
- 19. Codsheath.
- 20. Cornilo.
- 21. Cranbrook.
- 22. Dartford and Wilmington.
- 23. Downhamford.
- 24. Eastry.
- 25. Eyhorne.
- 26. Felborough.
- 27. Feversham.
- 28. Folkestone.
- 29. Ham.
- 30. Heane.
- 31. Hoo.
- 32. Kinghamford.
- 33. Langport.
- 34. Larkefield.
- 35. Littlefield.
- 36. Little and Lesnes.
- 37. Loningborough.
- 38. Maidstone.
- 38. Marden.
- 39. Milton.
- 40. St. Martins Pountney.
- 41. Newchurch.
- 42. Oxney.
- 43. Preston.
- 44. Ringslow.
- 45. Ruxley.
- 46. Rolvenden.
- 47. Selbrittenden.
- 48. Shamel.
- 49. Isle of Sheppey.
- 50. Somerden.
- 51. Stowting.
- 52. Strete.
- 53. Tenham.
- 54. Toltingtrow.
- 55. Twyford.
- 56. Tenterden.
- 57. Wachlingstone.
- 58. Westram and Eatonbridge.
- 59. Westgate.
- 60. Whitstaple.
- 61. Wingham.
- 62. Worth.
- 63. Wrotham.
- 64. Wye.
- There are also severall other Townes and places in this County, which have Constables or other Officers (of that nature) of themselves, and are not subject to the Constable of any Hun∣dred, some of which Townes and places, are in the Forraigne, and others in the liberty of the Cinque Ports (of all which in order Alphabetically.
- In the liberty of the Cinque Ports.
- Seventeen severall Franchises and Liberties do also claim in this County, some whereof have Courts of Record in the same, of all which, and of direction of Writs of Habeas Corpus, to remove Persons or Causes out of such of them as have Courts of Record, and direction of Sheriffs Warrants to arrest in those liberties: I shall now likewise proceed to treat Alphale∣tically.
- 2. The Liberty of Ashford.
- 3. The Liberty of St. Au∣gustine.
- 4. The Liberty of the Cinque Ports.
- 5. The Liberty of the late Dean of Canterbury.
- 6. The Liberty of Eleham.
- 7. The Liberty of Gravesend and Milton.
- 8. The Liberty of the Dutchy of Lancaster.
- 9. The Liberty of Liminge.
- 10. The Liberty of Maidstone.
- 11. The Liberty of Queenbo∣rough.
- 12. The Liberty of the late Bi∣shop of Rochester.
- 13. The Liberty of the City of Rochester.
- 14. The Liberty of Romney-Marsh.
- 15. The Liberty of Sevenoke.
- 16. The Liberty of Wrotham.
- 17. The Liberty of Wye.
- There are seven principall Rivers in this County.
- 2. Ravensborne
- 3. Cray
- 4. Darent
- 5. Medway
- 6. Stoure.
- 7. Rother
- This County hath in it 14. Corporations, viz.
- There are in this County 28. Market Townes, viz.
-
There are in this County yearly 124. Faires, most of which a
kept in the severall Monthes of the year as followeth. -
THe severall Officers following (are by the Sheriffe
of this County) returned to attend at the Assises
holden for the same,
viz. All the Justices of the Peace of the County, - Stewards of Liberties
- Bailiffs of Liberties
- Bailiffs of the County
- Constables.
- part
- part
- For Ecclesiastical government, this County had formerly in it two Bishopricks, viz. Canterbury and Rochester; Each of which Diocess was divided into several Deanries, and those Deanries had in them the several Parishes in this County as followeth, viz. The Diocesse of Canterbury had in it eleven Deanries, which had in them the Parishes in this County following, viz.
- The Diocesse of Rochester Had in it four Deanries, which had in them the Parishes in this County following viz.
- part
-
Now whereas the names of many Parishes of this Coun
y end in one Termination, I have here set down Alphabetically, both the Terminations and Parishes, but (for brevity sake) have omitted those Terminations, in which six (at the least) of the Parishes do not end. -
The names of the Sheriffs of the
County of Kent, in the five last Centuries, viz. in
the times of the Kings and Queens herein after
named and since.
-
Henry the 2. Who began his Raign 25.
October 1154. -
Richard the 1. Who began his raign, 6. of
June, 1189. -
Iohn. Who began his Raign 6. of
Aprill 1199. -
Henry 3. Who began his Raign 19.
October 1216. -
Edward the 1. Who began his Raign 16.
November 1272. -
Edward the 2. Who began his raign 7. of
July 1307. -
Edward the 3. VVho began his raign 25. of
January 1326. -
Richard 2. Who began his raign 21 of
June, 1377. -
Henry 4. Who began his raign 29. of
September 1399. -
Henry the 5. Who began his rain 20. of
March 1412. -
Henry the 6. Who began his raign 31. of
August 1422. -
Edward the 4. Who began his raign 4.
March 1460 -
Edward the 5. Who began his Raign the
9.
Aprill 1483. -
Richard the 3. Who began his raign the
22. of
Iune 1483. -
Henry the 7. Who began his raign the
22 of
August 1485. -
Henry the 8. Who began his raign the
22 of
Aprill 1509. -
Edward the 6. Who began his raign the
28. of
January 1546. - Mary, & Phi∣lip & Mary.
-
Henry the 2. Who began his Raign 25.
- From henceforth are added the names of the Iudges of the Assises holden for the County of Kent in the last Century, beginning first of Queen Elizabeth, 1558. and Ending at sum∣mer Assises 1658. The Names of the severall Sheriffes of the said County when the same assises were holden, and the severall years wherein, dayes upon which, and places where the same were so holden. (Wherein note that Q. B. standeth for Queens Bench, K. B. for Kings Bench, U. B. for Vpper Bench, and C. B. for Common Bench.)
-
In the time of King Iames, who
began his Raign
the 24. of March, 1602. -
In the time of King Charles,
Who began his Raigne
the 27. of March 1625
- Directions for correction of my for∣mer little Book, called a brief Survey of the County of Kent.
- An Alphabeticall Table of the Names of Persons and Families mentioned in this Tract.
- Direction to correct the Errata's.