Newchurch Hundred

Newchurch is a hundred of Kent that forms part of the Lathe of Shepway. It is bounded by Ham to the west; by Bircholt Barony to the north; by Street to the east; by Worth to the south-east; by St Martin's Longport to the south; and by Aloesbridge to the south-west. It had a population of 796 in 2011.

It comprises the ancient parishes of:

Aldington (part)^*
Appledore (part)^†
Bilsington (part)^‡
Bonnington (part)^§
Hope (part)^‖
Newchurch
Ruckinge (part)^¶
St Mary in the Marsh (part)^‖

^*: Mostly in Bircholt Franchise, but also extends into Hythe, Street and Worth hundreds.
^†: Mostly in Blackborne (Lathe of Scray), but also extends into Aloesbridge and St Martin's Longport.
^‡: Detached part in St Martin's Longport.
^§: Extends into Bircholt Franchise.
^‖: Small detached part; mostly in St Martin's Longport.
^¶: Extends into Ham hundred.

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

Newchurch Hundred

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