Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Ightham

Ightham, par. and vil., mid. Kent, 4½ miles NE. of Sevenoaks, 2611 ac., pop. 1254; P.O., T.O.; on Oldberry Hill, the highest portion of Ightham Common, is a Roman camp occupying about 127 ac.; in vicinity of vil. are Ightham Court and Ightham Moat, seats.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Ightham CP/AP       Kent AncC
Place: Ightham

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