Strood, Kent
Historical Description
Strood, a town and a parish in Kent. The town stands on the river Medway, at the junction of the S.E.R. and the L.C. & D.R., opposite Rochester, forms practically one town with Rochester and Chatham, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Rochester. The parish consists of Strood Intra and Media within Rochester borough, and Strood Extra without the borough. Acreage, 1491; population of the civil parish, 7982; of the ecclesiastical, 10,015. The manor was given by Henry II. to the Knights Templars. A preceptory of the Knights, and an hospital of the time of Richard I. were here, and have left some remains. Brick-making is carried on. The church of St Nicholas is a plain building of stone, and was rebuilt in 1812. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester; gross value, £200 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Rochester. St Mary's is a building of stone in the Early English style, and was erected in 1869. The living is a vicarage; gross value, £300 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Rochester. There are Wesleyan Methodist and Congregational chapels. The Conservative Club, a handsome building of brick, was opened in 1890.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Kent | |
Ecclesiastical parish | Strood St. Nicholas | |
Hundred | Shamwell | |
Lathe | Aylesford | |
Poor Law union | North Aylesford |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Strood from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Strood (St. Nicholas))
Maps
Online maps of Strood are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Kent newspapers online:
- Kent & Sussex Courier
- Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald
- Dover Express
- Kentish Gazette
- Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald
- Kentish Chronicle
- Maidstone Telegraph
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitation of Kent, 1619 is available on the Heraldry page, as is also The Visitation of Kent, 1663-68.