In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Nursted like this:
NURSTED, a parish in North Aylesford district, Kent; ½ a mile N of Meopham r. station, and 4 S by W of Gravesend. Post-town, Meopham, under Gravesend. Acres, 510. Real property, £1, 420. Pop., 57. Houses, 9. Nursted Court belongs to the Edmeades family; is a modernized ancient structure; and was originally a finespecimen of the domestic architecture of the early part of the 14th century. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £230. Patron, the Rev. W. H. Edmeades. The church consists of nave and chancel, with porch and tower; and is good.
Nursted through time
Nursted is now part of Gravesham district. Click here for graphs and data of how Gravesham has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Nursted itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Nursted, in Gravesham and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6300
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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