Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LARKFIELD

LARKFIELD, a hamlet and a hundred in Kent. The hamlet is in West Malling parish; lies 4 miles NW of Maidstone; and has a post-office under Maidstone.—The hundred is in the lath-e of Aylesford; and contains the two Malling parishes, and twelve other parishes. Acres, 22,017. Pop. in 1851,7,212. Houses, 1,33 4.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a hamlet and a hundred"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Kent AncC
Place: Larkfield

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