In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Oldbury like this:
OLDBURY, a hamlet in Ightham parish, Kent; ½ a mile W of Ightham village. Oldbury Lodge is the seat of H. Martin, Esq. Oldbury Hill is crowned by a Roman camp of irregular form, enclosing about 137 acres, and defended by a single vallum.
Additional information about this locality is available for Ightham
Oldbury through time
Oldbury is now part of Tonbridge and Malling district. Click here for graphs and data of how Tonbridge and Malling has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Oldbury itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Oldbury, in Tonbridge and Malling and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24655
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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