In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ham like this:
HAM, a parish in Eastry district, Kent; 1 mile E of Eastry, and 2 S by W of Sandwich r. station. Posttown, Eastry, under Sandwich. Acres, 320. Rated property, £787. Pop., 47. Houses, 9. The property is divided among a few. Updown House is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £190. Patron, Sir W.James, Bart. The church is old but good.
Ham through time
Ham is now part of Dover district. Click here for graphs and data of how Dover has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ham, in Dover and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5408
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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