Place:


Wichling  Kent

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wichling like this:

WITCHLING, or Wychling, a parish in Hollingbourn district, Kent; 5½ miles S by E of Sittingbourne r. station. Post town, Sittingbourne. Acres, 1,309. Real property, £1,287. Pop., 147. Houses, 35. The manor belongs to Sir E. Filmer. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £300.* Patron, H. M. Stockdale, Esq. The church is ancient.

Wichling through time

Wichling is now part of Maidstone district. Click here for graphs and data of how Maidstone has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wichling itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wichling, in Maidstone and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6482

Date accessed: 28th March 2024


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