In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Orgarswick like this:
ORGARSWICK, a parish in Romney-Marsh district, Kent; in Romney marsh, 3½ miles E S E of Ham-street r. station, and 4 N by E of New Romney. Post-town, Dymchurch, under Folkestone. Acres, 392. Real property, £1, 189. Pop., 10. House, 1. The property is divided among a few. The living is a sinecure rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £39. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury. There is nochurch.
Orgarswick through time
Orgarswick is now part of Shepway district. Click here for graphs and data of how Shepway has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Orgarswick itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Orgarswick, in Shepway and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6303
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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