Ham Hundred

Ham is a hundred of Kent that forms part of the Lathe of Shepway. It is bounded by Blackborne in the Lathe of Scray to the west; by Chart and Longbridge in the Lathe of Scray to the north; by Bircholt Franchise to the north-east; by Newchurch to the east; and by Aloesbridge. It had a population of 2,884 in 2011.

It comprises the ancient parishes of:

Orlestone (part)^*
Ruckinge (part)^†
Snave (part)^‡
Shadoxhurst (part)^§
Warehorne (part)^‖

^*: Detached parts in Blackborne hundred (Lathe of Scray).
^†: Mostly in Newchurch.
^‡: Small detached parts; mostly in Aloesbridge, but also has a part in St Martin's Longport.
^§: Extends into Blackborne and Chart and Longbridge (both Lath of Scray).
^‖: Extends into Blackborne and Aloesbridge.

Hundreds of Kent

Lathe of Saint Augustine: Bewsborough • Bleangate • Bridge and Petham • Cornilo • Downhamford • Eastry • Kinghamford • Preston • Ringslow • Westgate • Whitstable • Wingham • Lathe of Shepway: Aloesbridge • Bircholt Barony • Bircholt Franchise • Folkestone • Ham • Heane • Hythe • Longport • Loningborough • Newchurch • Oxney • St Martin's Longport • Stowting • Street • Worth • Lathe of Scray: Barkley • Blackborne • Boughton • Calehill • Chart and Longbridge • Cranbrook • Faversham • Felborough • Great Barnfield • Marden • Milton • Rolvenden • Selbrittenden • Sheppey • Tenterden • Teynham • Wye • Lathe of Aylesford: Brenchley and Horsmonden • Chatham and Gillingham • Eyhorne • Hoo • Larkfield and Aylesford • Littlefield • Maidstone • Shamwell • Toltingtrough • Tunbridge Lowey • Twyford • Washlingstone • West Barnfield • Wrotham • Lathe of Sutton at Hone: Axtane • Dartford and Wilmington • Blackheath • Bromley and Beckenham • Codsheath • Little and Lessnes • Ruxley • Somerden • Westerham and Edenbridge

Ham Hundred

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