In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Frittenden like this:
FRITTENDEN, a village and a parish in Cranbrook district, Kent. The village stands 3 miles SE of Staplehurst r. station, and 4 NNE of Cranbrook; and it has a post office under Staplehurst. The parish comprises 3, 318 acres. Real property, £4, 105. Pop., 898. Houses, 176. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £287.* Patron, the Rev. Edward Moore. The church is modern. There are a national school, and charities £51.
Frittenden through time
Frittenden is now part of Tunbridge Wells district. Click here for graphs and data of how Tunbridge Wells has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Frittenden itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Frittenden, in Tunbridge Wells and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2069
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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