In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Horsmonden like this:
HORSEMONDEN, a village and a parish in Tunbridge district, and a hundred joined to Brenchley, in Kent. The village stands near an affluent of the river Medway, 3 miles NE of Lamberhurst, and 3 ½ SE by S of Paddock-Wood r. station; and has a post office‡ under Staplehurst, and a fair on 26 July.—The parish includes also Rams-Hill, Caple-Cross, and Sherenden. ...
Acres, 4, 517. Real property, £7, 066. Pop. in 1851, 1, 226; in 1861, 1, 385. Houses, 261. The increase of pop. arose from the increased cultivation of hops, and increased capital in possession of the farmers. J. F. Austen, Esq., G. Courthope, Esq., and the Rev. H. F. S. Marriott are the chief landowners; and the first has a very fine recent mansion. The Grovehurst family, long resident at Grovehurst here, became extinct in the male line in the time of Richard II. Lewisheath manor here belonged to Bayham abbey. A handsome tower, erected in 1856, in honour of Sir Walter Scott, stands on an eminence, and contains most of Sir Walter's works. The parochial surface is part of the Weald; has an undulating contour; abounds in fine sylvan scenery; and has a very fertile soil, largely productive of hops and fruit. Bricks are made. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £1, 000. * Patron, not reported. The church is chiefly early decorated English; has, at the E end of the nave, a beautiful Norman arch; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and contains monuments of the Austens, and a very fine brass of 1330. There are a large national school, and charities £184.
Horsmonden through time
Horsmonden is now part of Tunbridge Wells district. Click here for graphs and data of how Tunbridge Wells has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Horsmonden itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Horsmonden, in Tunbridge Wells and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5572
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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