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Chislet, Kent

Historical Description

Chislet, a parish in Kent, on a branch of the river Stour, 1 mile NW of Grove Ferry station on the S.E.R., and 6 NE of Canterbury. It has a post and telegraph office under Canterbury; money order office, Upstreet. Acreage, 6807 of land and 176 of tidal water and foreshore; population, 1019. The manor belongs to the see of Canterbury. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury; net value, £180 with residence. Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is of Norman architecture of the 12th century, the arch between the tower and chancel being particularly fine. This arch has been illustrated in " Archaeologia Cantiana," vol. xii., p. 106. The present chancel is of the Early English style. There are Congregational and Wesleyan chapels, and a mission church at Marshside.

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 parishChislet St. Mary 
HundredBleangate 
LatheSt. Augustine 
Poor Law unionBlean 

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 Chislet, St Mary the Virgin: baptisms 1538-1912, marriages 1543-1909, burials 1544-1967


Churches

Church of England

St. John the Evangelist, Marsh Side

The Mission church of St. John the Evangelist, Marsh Side, was erected in 1879.

St. Mary (parish church)

The church of St. Mary is of flint and stone in the Norman and Early English styles, and has a central tower of Norman character containing 6 bells: the church was restored in 1866 and has 396 sittings.

Congregational

Congregational Chapel

Methodist

Methodist Chapel

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 Chislet from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Chislet 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.

DistrictCanterbury
CountyKent
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Postal districtCT3
Post TownCanterbury

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