In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stansted like this:
STANSTEAD, a parish, with S. village and Fairseat hamlet, in Malling district, Kent; 5 miles SW by S of Meopham r. station, and 7 NE of Sevenoaks. Post town, Sevenoaks. Acres, 1,956. Real property, £2,371. Pop., 403. Houses, 73. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £400.* Patron, the Archbishop ofThe church is good; and there is a parochial school.
Stansted through time
Stansted is now part of Tonbridge and Malling district. Click here for graphs and data of how Tonbridge and Malling has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stansted itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stansted, in Tonbridge and Malling and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6408
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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