In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stone like this:
STONE, a parish, with a village, in Tenterden district, Kent; 3 miles SW of Appledore r. station, and 4¾ NNE of Rye. It has a post-office under Rye. Acres, 3,042. Real property, £5,800. Pop., 422. Houses, 73. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £380. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter ofThe church is old. There are a dissenting chapel, and charities £32.
Stone through time
Stone is now part of Ashford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ashford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stone itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stone, in Ashford and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6421
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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