Title: An Historical, Topographical and Descriptive Account of the Weald of Kent
Publisher: HardPress Ltd
Publication Date: 2021
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0371448840
ISBN 13: 9780371448847
Binding: Paperback / softback
Condition: New
Weight: 526 grams

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An Historical, Topographical And Descriptive Account Of The Weald Of Kent by Thomas Downes Wilmot Dearn. This book presents a detailed survey of the Weald, a wooded region in Kent, including its boundaries, geography, and early history, and the feudal and ecclesiastical arrangements that shaped its landscape. The work opens with an Introduction describing contested boundaries and the uncertain northern limit of the Weald, tracing arguments from Asserius Menevensis and Lambarde. It surveys the region’s health, climate, soils, timber, and agriculture, and discusses the social order under feudal rule, including the law of gavel-kind and the privileges of the church. The main part is a parish-by-parish Topographical History, recording Aldington, Bethersden, Benenden, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Chiddingstone, Tenterden, Penshurst and many villages, the manors, families, churches, endowments, roads, and local customs. Interwoven with antiquarian notes and genealogies, the volume blends descriptive geography with medieval and early modern social history, offering a rich resource for local historians, geographers, and genealogists interested in the Weald of Kent.

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