Hawkhurst |
Highgate in 1923 |
Hawkhurst, a neat, genteel and thriving village in the parish of its name is situated on the main road from London to Rye. The village is divided into two parts; in the more modern, named Highgate, are the principal shops and two chief inns; on a hill, about half a mile to the south, is the other part, where stands the church. The views, from either of these divisions, are pleasant, the situation is healthful, and it is the residence of a number of respectable families; the parish is extensive, irrigated by several small streams, and well cultivated and wooded. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is a neat substantial erection of some antiquity, with a low square tower, clad by time with moss. extract from Pigot's Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex published in 1839 |
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3381 | Births | 3 | 26 | 75 | 68 | 50 | 77 | 137 | 205 | 511 | 740 | 965 | 519 | 5 | ||||||
1104 | Christenings | 24 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 74 | 134 | 154 | 211 | 244 | 66 | 9 | ||||||||
300 | Marriages | 12 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 46 | 63 | 51 | 24 | 2 | |||||||
190 | Deaths | 23 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
136 | Burials | 10 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||
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Published | Title, author and references |
1798 | The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent - Volume VII by Edward Hasted ⇒ p. 142 |
1814 | An Historical, Topographical and Descriptive Account of the Weald of Kent by T. D. W. Dearn ⇒ p. 110 |
1839 | Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex ⇒ entry |
1840 | New Guide for Tunbridge Wells by John Colbran and edited by James Phippen ⇒ p. 196 |
1858 | Smuggling in Sussex by William Durrant Cooper, F.S.A. ⇒ p. 83 |
1871 | A History of The Weald of Kent with an outline of the Early History of the County, Volume I. by Robert Furley, F.S.A. ⇒ denes p. 384 |
1874 | A History of The Weald of Kent with an outline of the History of the County to the present time, Volume II by Robert Furley, F.S.A. ⇒ p. 4; p. 14; p. 27; p. 199; p. 233; p. 325; p. 499; Hawkhurst Gang p. 619; p. 684; p. 711; p. 753; p. 839; p. 843 |
1874 | The Church of St. Laurence, Hawkhurst by The Rev. H. A. Jeffreys ⇒ p. 240 |
1882 | Kelly's Directory of Kent by E. R. Kelly, M.A., F.S.S. ⇒ entry |
1914 | Highways and Byways in Kent by Walter Jerrold with Illustrations by Hugh Thomson ⇒ p. 251 |
1923 | Medieval & Tudor Kent P.C.C. Wills Book 56 by Leland L. Duncan ⇒ Kent Archaeological Society |
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Places and properties in Hawkhurst - a directory of homes, farms, churches, schools, inns, and other places of interest that existed prior to 1900 has been compiled from Post Office directories, Kelly's directories, Trade directories, Census data, Ordnance survey maps and books of the period |
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