In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shamwell like this:
SHAMWELL, a hundred in Aylesford lathe, Kent; containing Chalk parish, nine other parishes, and a part. Acres, 31, 465. Pop. in 1851, 6, 648. Houses, 1, 213.
Shamwell through time
Shamwell is now part of Gravesham district. Click here for graphs and data of how Gravesham has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shamwell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shamwell, in Gravesham and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20618
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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