In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eastbridge like this:
EASTBRIDGE, a parish in Romney Marsh district, Kent; near the Military canal, 4 miles S of Smeeth r. station, and 4¾ N by E of New Romsey. Post town, Dymchurch, under Folkestone. Acres, 1, 135. Real property, £3, 063. Pop., 45. Houses, 8. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £73. Patron, the Arch-bishop of Canterbury. There is no church. Charities, £20.
Eastbridge through time
Eastbridge is now part of Shepway district. Click here for graphs and data of how Shepway has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eastbridge itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eastbridge, in Shepway and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5850
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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