Harrietsham

Harrietsham

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Harrietsham
latitude=51.243333
longitude=0.673333
population =1,500
shire_district= Maidstone
shire_county = Kent
region= South East England
constituency_westminster=
post_town= Maidstone
postcode_district =ME17
postcode_area=ME
dial_code= 01622
os_grid_reference=TQ8657152803

Harrietsham is a village and civil parish in the Maidstone District of Kent, England. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, it has a population of around 1,504. The parish is located on the slope of the North Downs, east of Maidstone. Within its boundaries are settlements at Marley, Pollhill and Fairbourne.

The village, six miles (6.4km) from the town, is bypassed by the A20 road between Maidstone and Ashford, although at one time all traffic passed through it. It is not the original site of the village, since the church is detached from it. It is noted in the Domesday Book.

The village church, of Saxon origin, is dedicated to St John the Baptist. The village also includes a church dedicated to St Peter, a Roman Catholic church and several nonconformist churches.

Harrietsham railway station serves the village. Both the M20 motorway and High Speed 1 pass through the parish.

History

In medieval times, the manor of Harrietsham passed through a succession of families, including the Adam family of Essex. The manor subsequently passed from Stephen Adam to his sister Eve, wife of John Levett of Hollington, East Sussex. On Levett's death, his widow remarried Laurence Ashburnham, Gent., of Broomham, Sussex, ancestor of the Ashburnham Baronets, bringing the manor of Harrietsham into the Ashburnham family. [ [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62923 Harrietsham, Kent, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, Volume 5, Edward Hasted, 1798, British History Online] ] [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=Cq8KAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=ashburnham+levette&source=web&ots=fhz0rFTbAx&sig=j8evwcHZ-rxZo-vWz8e42K6Xy40&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result A General and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, John Burke, 1832] ]

External links

* [http://www.harrietsham.net/ A comprehensive website on the village including historical information]
* [http://harrietsham.blogspot.com/ A Harrietsham blog with up to date pictures and news.]

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