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'''West Barnfield''' or '''Little Barnfield''' is a [[hundred]] of [[Kent]] that forms part of the [[Lathe of Aylesford]]. | '''West Barnfield''' or '''Little Barnfield''' is a [[hundred]] of [[Kent]] that forms part of the [[Lathe of Aylesford]]. | ||
| − | The hundred consists solely of the southern portion of the ancient parish of [[Goudhurst]]. In this part of Kent the hundreds are very small, and frequently their bounds incorporate only parts of parishes. This is especially true of West Barnfield, which only incorporates a part of a single parish, and its neighbour [[Great Barnfield Hundred|East Barnfield]], which similarly only includes part of [[Hawkhurst]]. | + | The hundred consists solely of the southern portion of the ancient parish of [[Goudhurst]]<sup>*</sup>. In this part of Kent the hundreds are very small, and frequently their bounds incorporate only parts of parishes. This is especially true of West Barnfield, which only incorporates a part of a single parish, and its neighbour [[Great Barnfield Hundred|East Barnfield]], which similarly only includes part of [[Hawkhurst]]. |
| − | Greenwood's county history of Kent had only this to say about the hundred:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Hkwad52cFUMC&pg=PA168|title=An Epitome of County History: County of Kent|author=Christopher Greenwood|date=1838}}</ref>{{cquote|Is hardly more than a nominal hundred, including only the south-east part of the Parish of Goudhurst, but having neither the village nor church within its bounds.}} | + | <sup>*</sup>: Goudhurst extends into Cranbrook and Marden hundreds. |
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| + | Greenwood's county history of Kent had only this to say about the hundred:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Hkwad52cFUMC&pg=PA168|title=An Epitome of County History: County of Kent|author=Christopher Greenwood|date=1838}}</ref>{{cquote|Is hardly more than a nominal hundred, including only the south-east part of the Parish of Goudhurst, but having neither the village nor church within its bounds.}}It is the least populous of Kent's hundreds, with a population of just 589. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:21, 4 November 2019
West Barnfield or Little Barnfield is a hundred of Kent that forms part of the Lathe of Aylesford.
The hundred consists solely of the southern portion of the ancient parish of Goudhurst*. In this part of Kent the hundreds are very small, and frequently their bounds incorporate only parts of parishes. This is especially true of West Barnfield, which only incorporates a part of a single parish, and its neighbour East Barnfield, which similarly only includes part of Hawkhurst.
*: Goudhurst extends into Cranbrook and Marden hundreds.
Greenwood's county history of Kent had only this to say about the hundred:[1]
| “ | Is hardly more than a nominal hundred, including only the south-east part of the Parish of Goudhurst, but having neither the village nor church within its bounds. | ” |
References
- ↑ Christopher Greenwood (1838). "An Epitome of County History: County of Kent". https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Hkwad52cFUMC&pg=PA168.
Outside links
- Location map: 51°4’48"N, 0°25’58"E
