In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described West Peckham like this:
PECKHAM (West), a parish in Malling district, Kent; 3 miles W of Wateringbury r. station, and 6 N W of Tunbridge. Post-town, Mereworth, under Maidstone. Acres, 1, 583. Real property, £3, 273. Pop. in 1851, 545; in 1861, 446. Houses, 87. The property is sub-divided. The manor belongs to the Baroness Le De-spencer. ...
Oxenhoath is the seat of Sir W. R. P. Geary, Bart.; and Hamptons, of M. D. D. Dalison, Esq. Apreceptory of Knights Hospitallers was founded here in 1408, by Sir John Colepeper, then proprietor of Oxenhoath. There is a paper mill. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £250.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Rochester. The church is oldbut good; and consists of nave, aisle, chancel, and private chapel, with a tower. Charities, £16.
West Peckham through time
West Peckham 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 West Peckham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of West Peckham, in Tonbridge and Malling and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6313
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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