In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wateringbury like this:
WATERINGBURY, a village and a parish in Malling district, Kent. The village stands near the Paddock-Wood and Maidstone railway, 5 miles WSW of Maidstone; and has a post-office‡ under Maidstone, and a r. station with telegraph. The parish includes Lillyhoo hamlet, and comprises 1,420 acres. ...
Real property, £7,965. Pop., 1,370. Houses, 266. The property is subdivided. The manor belonged formerly to the Styleses; and, with W. Place, belongs now to S. L. Lucas, Esq. There are orchards, hop-gardens, and two extensive breweries. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £820.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Rochester. The church is mainly later English, with an early English tower; and was restored in 1824 and 1856. There are a national school, and charities £5.
Wateringbury through time
Wateringbury 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 Wateringbury itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wateringbury, in Tonbridge and Malling and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6471
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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