In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Trottiscliffe like this:
TROTTERSCLIFFE, or Trosley, a parish in Malling district, Kent; 3 miles NW of West Malling, and 5 W by S of Snodland r. station. It has a post-office under Maidstone. Acres, 1,160. Real property, £1,969. Pop., 293. Houses, 65. The manor was given, in 788, to Rochester priory; passed to the Bishops of Rochester; and had a palace of theirs, built in 1185. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £356.* Patron, W. Shepherd, Esq. The church is ancient and modernized. There is an endowed school with £9 a year.
Trottiscliffe through time
Trottiscliffe is now part of Tonbridge and Malling district. Click here for graphs and data of how Tonbridge and Malling has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Trottiscliffe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Trottiscliffe, in Tonbridge and Malling and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6452
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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