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Brenzett, Kent

Historical Description

Brenzett, a parish in Kent,¾ of a mile from Brookland station on the S.E.R., and 4½ miles WNW of New Romney. It has a post office (S.O.) under New Romney, which is the money order office; telegraph office, Brookland (R.S.) Acreage, 1819; population, 284. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury; gross value, £92 with residence. The church belonged anciently to Guisnes Abbey in Artois, has some Norman portions, and is in good condition.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyKent 
Ecclesiastical parishBrenzett St. Eanswith 
HundredAloesbridge 
LatheShepway 
LibertyRomney Marsh 
Poor Law unionRomney Marsh 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

The register dates from the year 1538.

Findmypast have the following online for Brenzett, St Eanswith: baptisms 1530-1919, marriages 1538-1919, burials 1522-1883


Churches

Church of England

St. Eanswith (parish church)

The church of St. Eanswith is of stone, in the Early English style, and has a belfry, with spire, containing 3 bells: there is a memorial window to the Rev. Tatton Brockham, a former rector, and two marble monuments with effigies: the church was thoroughly restored in 1902, at a cost of £260, and affords 110 sittings.


Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Brenzett from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Brenzett are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Kent newspapers online:


Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Kent, 1619 is available on the Heraldry page, as is also The Visitation of Kent, 1663-68.

DistrictShepway
CountyKent
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Postal districtTN29
Post TownRomney Marsh

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