In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Molash like this:
MOLASH, or MOLDASH, a Village and a parish in East Ashford district, Kent. The village stands among hills, 3½ miles WSW of Chilham r. station, and 6 N by E of Ashford; is a small straggling place; and has a postoffice under Ashford. The parish comprises 1,449 acres. Real property, £2,277. ...
Pop., 328. Houses, 70. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Hardy, Esq. The great wood, called King's Wood and Challock Wood, lies to the S. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Chilham, in the diocese of Canterbury. The church consists of aisle and chancel, is good, and has an ancient font. Charities, £9.
Molash through time
Molash is now part of Ashford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ashford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Molash itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Molash, in Ashford and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6282
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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