Stone (St. Mary)

STONE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Tenterden, hundred of Oxney, lathe of Shepway, E. division of Kent, 6½ miles (S. E.) from Tenterden; containing 467 inhabitants. The parish comprises 3042 acres, of which 150 are in wood. The Grand Military canal passes through. A fair for pedlery is held on Holy-Thursday. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at £8. 14. 4½., and in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury: the great tithes have been commuted for £263; and the vicarial for £440, with a glebe of 5½ acres. The church is a spacious and handsome structure.