206 HIGH HALDEN. population in 1851 was 798. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas, and is a handsome building. The living is a rectory, in the gift of the Arch­ bishop of Canterbury; the Rev. Ashton Oxenden, B.A., is the incumbent, and the Rev. Alfred J oscph W oodhouse the curate. Pevington is a parish one mile north, but united with Pluckley. The c1iurch is in roins. Nettle­ stead is half a mile N.W. ; Giles' House, one mile and a half west; Par­ sonage Green, half a mile south i Oven's Green, one mile S.W.; Maelmain's Hill and Helgerden, two mj}es S. W. ; Surrenden, one mile east ; Dawell Street, one mile and a half S.E.; Millpot Hill, one mile S.E.; Chamber's Green, one mile and a half south. PosT-0FFICE.-J ohn Nave, Postmaster. Letters are received through Maidstone, The nearest Money Order Offices are at Charing and Ashford. GENTRY. Dering, Sir Edward, Bart, M.P., Sur-~ Oxcnden, Rev. Ashton, B.A. renden Dering Woodhouse, Rev. Alfred Jo~h TRADERS. Bacon, James, land steward Nave, John, draper and grocer, and post- Baker, Thomas, tailor master Bourn, Ephraim, shopkeeper Ottaway, Thomas, carpenter, &c. Brooker, Thomas, butcher Pal mer, John, boot and shoe maker Butler, Thomas, cooper Prickler, Robert, station master Chambers, George, farmer Spicer, Jesse, farmer, Dowell Street Coveny, Daniel, farmer Smith, Nathanirl blacksmith Fitch, Napeker, farmer Stevens, George, farmer, New House Hughes, William, Dering Arms and Post- Swaffer, John, blacksmith and beer retailer ing House, Railway station Turk, Thomas, farmer Maylam, Edward, farmer Weeks, Edward, baker Maylam, William, farmer, Pevington Wilcock, Thomas, blacksmith Moon, George, farmer, LuckhuN>t Farm Wrigh, John, farmer, Elvey Farm Munk, John, farmer, Dowel] Street HIGH HALDEN is a small village, three miles N.E. from Tenterden, and six. south from Pluckley Station. The population in 1851 was 6 77. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The living is a rectory in the gift of the Archbishop of Canterbury; the Rev. Richard Shutte, M.A., is the incumbent. Harbourn is half a mile south; Wagstaff two miles N.\l,; Buckhurstden one mile and a half S.W. PosT-OnzcE.-John Rofe, Postmaster. Letters received from Tenterden, the nearest Money Order Office is at Tenterden. GENTRY. Collins, Mr. John Latter, Henry, Esq. Kirbank, Mr. Thomas I Shutte, Rev. Richard, M.A., Rectory TRADERS. Ackhurst, J ames, earthenware manufac- : Farrence, William, earthenware manufac- turer : turer "Rarnes, William, beer retailer ! Gauge, Francis, farmer Brissenden, James, farmer Hukins, Richard, farmer Burch, Jeremiah, farmer Hukins, George, farmer Burch, William, farmer , Martin, Alfred, parish clerk Carpenter, William, farmer , McLeod, R., farmer, Peartree Farm Carter, William, butcher anJ shopkeeper 1 Oliver, Thomas, farmer .