In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described West Farleigh like this:
FARLEIGH (West), a parish in Maidstone district, Kent; on the river Medway, 1½ mile WSW of East Farleigh r. station, and 3½ SW of Maidstone. It has a post office under Maidstone. Acres, 1,010. Real property, £4,067. Pop., 399. Houses, 71. The manor belonged to the Toteshams; and passed to the Lawrences, the Skyners, and others. ...
West Farleigh House is the seat of Sir William Fitzherbert, Bart. Much of the land is occupied in fine hop-grounds and fruit-gardens. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £459.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Rochester. The church is partly Norman, and contains monuments of the Toteshams, the Lawrences, and others. The churchyard has some remarkably fine yew-trees. Charities, £26.
West Farleigh through time
West Farleigh is now part of Maidstone district. Click here for graphs and data of how Maidstone has changed over two centuries. For statistics about West Farleigh itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of West Farleigh, in Maidstone and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5945
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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