In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hinxhill like this:
HINXHILL, a parish in East Ashford district, Kent; near the river Stour, 3 miles E by N of Ashford r. station. It was anciently called Hengestelle; it contains the hamlet of Nackholt; and its post town is Ashford. Acres, 663. Real property, £1, 380. Pop., 128. Houses, 24. The property is subdivided. ...
A subterranean fire broke out here in 1 727, lasted six weeks, and burned three acres of ground to a state of red ashes. The living is a rectory, now united with the rectory of Brook, in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £200.* Patrons, alternately Sir Courtenay Honeywood, Bart., and the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury. The church is early English, in good condition; comprises two aisles and two chancels; and contains a fine monument to R. Edolph, Esq.
Hinxhill through time
Hinxhill is now part of Ashford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ashford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hinxhill itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hinxhill, in Ashford and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2075
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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