Nursted, Kent

Historical Description

Nursted, a parish in Kent, half a mile N of Meopham station on the L.C. & D.R., and 4 miles S by W of Gravesend. Post town, Meopham, under Gravesend. Acreage, 521; population of the civil parish, 56; of the ecclesiastical, 302. The ecclesiastical parish includes Ifield and part of Northfleet. Nursted Court belongs to the Edmeades family, is a modernised ancient structure, and was originally a fine specimen of the domestic architecture of the early part of the 14th century. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester; net value, £154 with residence. The church consists of nave, with porch and tower.

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 County	Kent
Ancient County	Hampshire
Civil parish	Buriton
Ecclesiastical parish	Nursted St. Mildred
Hundred	Finch-Dean
Hundred	Toltingtrough
Lathe	Aylesford
Poor Law union	North Aylesford
Poor Law union	Petersfield

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

Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Nursted from the following:

Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Nursted)

Newspapers and Periodicals

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Visitations Heraldic

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