| Westerham |
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| Westerham is a parish of large extent, and … is much longer than it is in breadth. It extends to the summit of the range of chalk hills northward, where it bounds to Cowden, and southward, beyond the sand hill, into the Weald. In the whole it is about five miles and a half from north to south, and on an average, in breadth, about two miles and a half, bounding westward to Surry. … The high road from Maidstone and Sevenoke, across this parish, midway between these hills, towards Surry; on it is situated the town of Westerham, a very healthy and pleasant situation, at the west end of which is a seat, which has for many years belonged to the family of Price, and continues so now; and at the east end is the, church and parsonage; besides which there are many genteel houses dispersed in it. The high road from Bromley by Leaves-green joins the Sevenoke road, on the north side of the town, near the south side of which is the mansion of Squeries. The river Darent takes its rise in this parish, at a small distance southward from Squeries, and having supplied the grounds of it, runs along near the south side of the town, and having turned a mill, it takes its course north east, and in about half a mile, passes by Hill-park towards Brasted; northward from hence the land rises about a mile and a half to the foot of the chalk hills, near which, close to the boundaries of Surry, is Gasum. From the town southward, to the summit of the sand hill, is about two miles, over a very hilly unfertile soil, interspersed with commons, waste rough grounds, and woods, among which, bounding to Surry, is Kent-hatch, taking its name from its situation; and on the summit of the hill the hamlet of Well-street, and a seat called Mariners, belonging to Mr. Stafford Whitaker; from whence, down the hill, this parish extends two miles further southward into the Weald, where, near the boundaries of it, is the estate of Broxham; the soil over which is a stiff clay and deep tillage land. extract from Hasted's History of Kent published in 1797 | ||
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| 2725 | Births | 1 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 249 | 533 | 924 | 922 | 6 | |||||||
| 356 | Christenings | 7 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 62 | 121 | 101 | ||||||||||
| 63 | Marriages | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| 46 | Deaths | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 39 | Burials | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1797 | The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent - Volume III by Edward Hasted ⇒ p. 158 |
| 1839 | Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex ⇒ entry |
| 1840 | New Guide for Tunbridge Wells by John Colbran and edited by James Phippen ⇒ p. 375 |
| 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. ⇒ Domesday p. 226; p. 240; p. 400 |
| 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. 44; p. 126; p. 127; p. 189; p. 210; p. 241; p. 243; p. 247; p. 403; General Wolfe p. 632; p. 726; p. 755; p. 842 |
| 1882 | Kelly's Directory of Kent by E. R. Kelly, M.A., F.S.S. ⇒ entry |
| 1886 | Squerryes Court, The Camp, and The Pictures by Canon Scott Robertson ⇒ p. 134 |
| 1903 | Hookers Household Almanack and Directory ⇒ entry |
| 1909 | English Homes and Villages (Kent & Sussex) also published as Tunbridge Wells and its Neighbourhood by Lady Hope ⇒ p. 156 |
| 1912 | Edenbridge by Henry L. Somers-Cocks, M.A. & V.F. Boyson ⇒ p. 190 |
| 1914 | Highways and Byways in Kent by Walter Jerrold with Illustrations by Hugh Thomson ⇒ p. 341 |
| 2010 | Extracts from the Maidstone Journal (1786-1851) relating to Edenbridge, Hever, Chiddingstone, Westerham, Brasted and Hever by Lionel Cole ⇒ Journal |
| 2014 | Westerham Parish Registers by Lionel Cole ⇒ page |
| 2014 | Westerham Manorial Rolls - 1428 to 1787 by Lionel Cole ⇒ p. 0 |
| 2014 | Westerham Wills - 1444 to 1849 by Lionel Cole ⇒ p. 1 |
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| Places and properties in Westerham - 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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