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Halling, Kent

Historical Description

Halling, a parish in Kent, on the river Medway, with a station on the North Kent railway, 36 miles from London and 4 from Rochester. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Rochester. .Acreage, 1852; population, 2095. The manor took its name from being the " mark " or settlement of the Saxon Hallangas, and it was very early a possession of the bishops of Rochester. A palace of the bishops stood on it by the side of the Medway; was the death-place, in 1184, of Richard, Archbishop of Canterbury, who succeeded Beeket; was-repaired and extended in 1322 by Bishop Hamo; was abandoned before the Reformation, and is now represented by only scanty fragments. Lime-burning and the manufacture of Portland and Roman cement are extensively carried on. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester; value, £250 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Rochester. The church is Early English, consists of nave, chancel,. and two aisles, with large square tower, and has a brass of 1587. There is also a Baptist chapel, and at Upper Hailing a chapel of ease, called St Lawrence. A working men's club was erected in 1889. The Mid Kent Water Company have-some large works here.

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 parishHalling St. John the Baptist 
HundredShamwell 
LatheAylesford 
Poor Law unionNorth Aylesford 

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


Church Records

Findmypast have the following online for Halling, St John the Baptist: baptisms 1705-1918, marriages 1705-1929, burials 1705-1946


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Halling from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Halling 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.

CountyMedway
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Postal districtME2
Post TownRochester

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