In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bircholt like this:
BIRCHOLT, or Birchall, a parish and a franchise in Kent. The parish is in East Ashford district, and lies 2½ miles N of Smeeth r. station, and 4½ E by S of Ashford. Post Town, Smeeth, under Ashford. Acres, 298. Real property, £470. Pop., 30. Houses, 7. The property is divided between two. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £50. Patron, E. Knatchbull Hugessen, Esq. The franchise, called also a barony, is in the lathe of Shepway; and contains four parishes and part of another. Acres, 10,482. Pop,. 2,271. Houses, 461.
Bircholt through time
Bircholt is now part of Ashford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ashford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bircholt itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bircholt, in Ashford and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3517
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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