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Hernhill, Kent

Historical Description

Hernhill, a village and a parish in Kent. The village stands 3 miles E of Faversham. Post town, Faversham; money order and telegraph office, Boughton. The parish contains also the hamlets of Dargate, Staple Street, Waterham, Crockham, Down Postal, and Rough Hills. Acreage, 2826; population, 785. The manor belonga½to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Remsdale House, Mount Ephraim, and the Bounds are the chief residences. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury; gross value, £263 with residence. Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower. It was restored in 1877. Courtenay the Canterbury fanatic was buried in the churchyard. There is a Wesleyan chapel.

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 parishHernhill St. Michael 
HundredBoughton-under-Blean 
LatheScray 
Poor Law unionFaversham 

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


Church Records

Findmypast have the following online for Hernhill, St Michael: baptisms 1557-1912, marriages 1557-1913, burials 1557-1870


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 Hernhill from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Hernhill 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.

DistrictSwale
CountyKent
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Postal districtME13
Post TownFaversham

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