A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
RIVERHEAD, a village and a chapelry in Sevenoaks parish, Kent. The village stands 1 mile W N W of Sevenoaks r. station, and has a post-office under Sevenoak's, two inns, and a fair on Whit-Monday. The chapelry isalso a liberty, and comprises 1, 910 acres. Real property, £6, 206; of which £29 are in gas-works. Pop., 1,800. Houses, 382. Montreal Park is the seat of Earl Amherst, and stands amid fine grounds. Bradbourne House is the seat of H. Hughes, Esq.; was built in 1730; and occupies the site of a previous mansion, which wasvisited by Queen Elizabeth. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £90.* Patron, the Rector of Sevenoaks. The church was built in 1831, is in the pointed style, and has a small spire. There is a free school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Riverhead CP/Ch Sevenoaks AP/CP Kent AncC |
| Place: | Riverhead |
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