In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wichling like this:
WITCHLING, or Wychling, a parish in Hollingbourn district, Kent; 5½ miles S by E of Sittingbourne r. station. Post town, Sittingbourne. Acres, 1,309. Real property, £1,287. Pop., 147. Houses, 35. The manor belongs to Sir E. Filmer. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £300.* Patron, H. M. Stockdale, Esq. The church is ancient.
Wichling through time
Wichling is now part of Maidstone district. Click here for graphs and data of how Maidstone has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wichling itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wichling, in Maidstone and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6482
Date accessed: 17th October 2024
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