In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hastingleigh like this:
HASTINGLEIGH, a parish in East Ashford district, Kent; 4½ miles ESE of wye r. station, and 8 E by S of A shford. Post town, Elmstead, under Ashford. Acres, 1, 498. Real property, £1, 160. Pop., 198. Houses, 40. The property is divided among a few. About 13 acres are under hops. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £233. * Patron, the Arc1ibishop of Canterbury. The church is very ancient. but good; and consists of two aisles and a chancel, with a tower.
Hastingleigh through time
Hastingleigh is now part of Ashford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ashford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hastingleigh itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hastingleigh, in Ashford and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4483
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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