Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for PETHAM

PETHAM, a village and a parish in Bridge district, Kent. The village stands near Stane-street, 3 miles S S E of Chartham r. station, and 5 S by W of Canterbury; and has a post-office under Canterbury. The parish contains also the hamlets of Swarling and Garlinge-Green. Acres, 3, 235. Real property, £5, 131. Pop., 596. Houses, 128. The property is divided among a few. The manor was given, in 1036, to Christchurch, Canterbury; and passed, after the Reformation, to the Crown. Petham House is the seat of T. H. Mackay, Esq. There are remains of entrenchments, which have been generallyascribed to Cæsar. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of Waltham, in the diocese of Canterbury. The church consists of aisles and chancel, with a tower. There are a national school, and charities about £53.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Petham AP/CP       Bridge RegD/PLU       Kent AncC
Place: Petham

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