In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Great Mongeham like this:
MONGEHAM (GREAT), a village and a parish in Eastry district, Kent. The village stands 2 miles WSW of Deal r. station; takes its name, by corruption, from Monk-ham, signifying "Monks village;'' was, in the time of Henry III., a considerable market-town; retains, in its centre, a space called the market-place; and has a post office under Deal, and a fair on 29 Oct. ...
The parish comprises 874 acres. Real property, £3,108. Pop, 349. Houses, 84. The property is much subdivided. The manor belonged anciently to Saint Augustine's, Canterbury. Some remains exist of an ancient mansion of the Crayfords. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £469.* Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is mainly early English; has a lofty tower of later date, covered with ivy, and commanding an extensive view; was recently restored byButterfield; and contains interesting sedilia and piscina.
Great Mongeham through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Great Mongeham, in Dover and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6283
Date accessed: 30th September 2024
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