Bridge and Petham

Bridge and Petham is a hundred of Kent that forms part of the Lathe of St Augustine. It is bounded by Felborough ibn the Lathe of Scray to the west; by Westgate to the north; by Downhamford to the north-east; by Kinghamford to the south-east; by Loningborough and Stowting, both in the Lathe of Shepway to the south; and by Wye in the Lathe of Scray to the south-west. It had a population of 4,122 in 2011.

It comprises the ancient parishes of:

Bekesbourne (part)^*
Bridge
Lower Hardres
Nackington (part)^†
Patrixbourne (part)^†
Petham
Upper Hardres (part)^‡
Waltham (part)^§

^*: Detached parts in Downhamford.
^†: Extends into the city of Canterbury, locally in Westgate hundred.
^‡: Extends into Loningborough.
^§: Extends into Stowting hundred (Lathe of Shepway).

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

Bridge and Petham

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