In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hothfield like this:
HOTHFIELD, a village and a parish in West Ashford district, Kent. The village stands near a branch of the river Stour, 3¼ miles WNW of Ashford r. station; and has a post office under Ashford. The parish comprises 1, 777 acres. Real property, £2, 745. Pop., 336. Houses, 63. The property belonged to the Archbishops of Canterbury; was given, by Henry VIII., to the Tuftons; and belongs now to Sir Richard Tufton, Bart. ...
Hothfield Place is Sir Richard's seat, and was the seat of the Earls of Thanet. This parish contests with Heathfield, in Sussex, the claim of having been the place where Jack Cade was captured by Sheriff Iden. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £300. * Patron, Sir R. Tufton, Bart. The church was partly rebuilt in 1624; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel. There are an endowed school, with £60 a year, and other charities, with about £80.
Hothfield through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hothfield, in Ashford and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2076
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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