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WOULDHAM, a parish, with a village, in Malling district, Kent; on the river Medway, 1¾ mile So I Cuxton r. station, and 3 SSW of Rochester. Post town, Rochester. Acres, 1,612; of which 80 are water. Real property, £3,543; of which £1,579 are in quarries. Pop., 433. Houses, 79. W. Hall is the seat of W. Peters, Esq.; and W. house , of W. Sankey, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £300.* Patron, the Bishop of R. The church is partly Norman, but chiefly late perpendicular.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Wouldham AP/CP Malling RegD/PLU Kent AncC |
Place: | Wouldham |
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