Offham Kent Family History Guide
Offham is an Ancient Parish in the county of Kent.
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Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1538
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1718
Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist
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The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
OFFHAM, a village and a parish in Malling district, Kent.
The village stands at the N skirt of Mereworth woods, adjacent to the Otford and Maidstone railway, 1½ mile W of West Malling and 6½ WNW of Maidstone; and has a post-office under Maidstone.
Offham Green long had an ancient quintain, which the lord of the manor was said to be obliged to keep in repair; but only the upright post of it is now to be seen.
The parish comprises 707 acres. Real property, £2, 163. Pop., 411. Houses, 82. The property is divided among a few. The manor and much of the land belong to Sir R. Tufton, Bart. The manor-house is the residence of T. H. Hutchinson, Esq. Upwards of 200 acres are under hops. There is a Danish camp.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £259. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is partly Norman, chiefly early English, all in good condition; and has a tower.
There is a village school. Jack Straw was a native.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
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Administration
- County: Kent
- Civil Registration District: Malling
- Probate Court: Pre-1845 – Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester, Post-1844 – Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
- Diocese: Pre-1845 – Rochester, Post-1844 – Canterbury
- Rural Deanery: Pre-1864 – Malling, Post-1863 – North Malling
- Poor Law Union: Malling
- Hundred: Larkfield
- Province: Canterbury