In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Darenth like this:
DARENTH, or Darent, a parish in Dartford district, Kent; on the river Darent, 1½ mile N of Farningham r. station, and 2¼ SSE of Dartford. It includes part of South Darenth hamlet; and its post town is Sutton-at-Hone, under Dartford. Acres, 2, 189. Real property, £4, 959. Pop., 626. ...
Houses, 128. The property is divided among a few. The manor was given by Duke Eudulf, in 940, to the Archbishops of Canterbury; and exchanged by them, in 1196, with Rochester abbey for Lambeth. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £339.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Rochester. The church is early Norman, and good; and has a very curiously figured font. There is a Wesleyan chapel. Charities, £22.
Darenth through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Darenth, in Dartford and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5400
Date accessed: 28th March 2024
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