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Ordnance Survey - Name Books for Kent Parishes
This list is for place names on OS Map 55 North West,
(including parts of Boughton Aluph, Challock, Eastwell, Molash and Wye.)
This Name Book was first compiled in 1906.

INDEX for this Volume

NAME	PAGE	.	NAME	PAGE
Ashes Wood	9		Long Shave	2
Bodshead Farm	9		Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan)	8
Brabourne Hill Plantation	10		Mill Lane	4
Brabourne Hill Wood	9		Molash	7
Brisley Farm	3		Nine Chimneys Farm	6
Brushdane Wood	3		Paddock	2
Buckstreet	6		Pantry Wood	7
Butt House Wood	1		Pear Tree Farm	1
Carpet Wood	5		Pear Tree Toll	11
Challock Lees	4		Pested	1
Chantry Wood	2		Prickle Down Wood	11
Chequers Inn	6		Rattle Hall	14
Church Wood	9		Roughets	2
Clockhouse Farm	6		Round Wood	1
Coldharbour Farm	7		Round Wood	11
Crow Down	15		School	4
Cowhill Wood	9		School	7
Deer Park	11		Soakham Downs	16
Eastwell Park	11		Soakham Farm	16
George Inn	8		Stanners Wood	8
Giddyhorn Toll	10		St. Cosmus and St. Damian's Church (Vicarage)	12
Godden & Coombs Farm	6		Supposed Pilgrims' Road	15
Green Lane	4		The Willows	10
Green Lane Farm	3		Three Queens (Beech)	15
Halfway House (P.H.) [public  house]	6		Tower Farm	8
High Snoad Wood	3		Vicarage	4
Jackets Field	15		Warren Farm	14
Jack's Hut Wood	10		Well Wood	3
Kings Wood	8		Well Wood	16
Knock Wood	7		White Hill	14
Lady Wood	2		Young's Plantation	10
Loamhole Wood	1		.	.
Longbeech Wood	2		.	.

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NOTE: 1 chain =  20.12 metres in length or 66 feet in length or 22 yards in length 10 chains is a furlong, 80 chains is a mile, One acre is 10 chains x 10 chains.

This Map "Kent No.55 N.W." was published in 1908 by the Ordnance Survey and a copy of it can be seen on the following external website link for the National Library of Scotland: [CLICK  HERE]

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Names collected and entered by R. Sanderson T.C.A. In june 1906
Names & as altered & initialled in red by J.I. Buckland Lance Corporal Royal engineers in July 1906
Sheet 55 N.W.

PAGE	List of Names as written on the Plan	Various modes of Spelling the same Names	Authority for those modes of Spelling	Situation Sheet/Plan/Trace	Descriptive Remarks
1	Old Workhouse	Old Workhouse	Frederick Neame Esq. (Agent), Macknade, Faversham	XLV/9/1	Applies to three cottages situated 37 chains South West from Throwley Valley. The property of Earl Sondes, Lees Court [George Edward Milles-Lade, 2nd Earl Sondes]
1	Round Wood [in Roman Print font]	Round Wood	Mr. Henry B. Parsons, Eastwell Park	LV/1/2	A wood situated 33 chains North West of the Vicarage the property of Lord Gerard, Eastwell Park [Frederic John Gerard, 3rd Baron Gerard ]
1	Loamhole Wood [in Roman Print font]	Loamhole Wood	Mr. Henry B. Parsons, Eastwell Park	LV/1/2	A wood on the east side of the above [Round Wood]. Owner Lord Gerard, Eastwell Park
1	Butt House Wood [in Roman Print font]	Butt House Wood	Mr. Henry B. Parsons, Eastwell Park	LV/1/2	A wood 45 chains north of the Vicarage. Owner Lord Gerard, Eastwell Park
1	Pear Tree Farm	Pear Tree Farm Change of name Little Pested Farm Obsolete	Miss Ellen Pepper, 83 Old Dover Road, Canterbury	LV/1/2,3	A farm house and outbuildings inPested, the property of the executors of the late William Henry Pepper [to be inherited by Miss E. Pepper]
1	Pested	Pested	Rev. W. Henry, vicar Vicarage, Challock Lees	LV/1/2,3	A district in the parish of Challock ¾ mile north of Challock Lees somprising a few farm houses & cottages the property of Miss Pepper & others.
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2	Longbeech Wood [in Roman Print font]	Longbeech Wood	G. Webb & Co. Land agent, Sittingbourne	LV/1/1	A large wood situated 1¼ miles North West of Challock Lees the property of Lord Harris, Throwley [George Robert Canning Harris, 4th Baron Harris]
2	Chantry Wood [in Roman Print font]	Chantry Wood	Henry Amos Esq (owner)	LV/1/1	pasture.
2	Long Shave [in Roman Print font]	Long Shave	Hnery Amos Esq (owner)	LV/1/1	A wood on the west side of Roughets & Lady Wood owner Mr Amos, Sheldwich, Faversham
2	Roughets	Roughets	Mr Henry B. Parsons, agent, Eastwell Park	LV/1/1,2	A wood situated 55 chains North West of Challock Lees, the property of Lord Gerard, Eastwell Park
2	Lady Wood [in Roman Print font]	Lady Wood	Mr Henry B. Parsons, agent, Eastwell Park	LV/1/1,2	A wood 5 chains south of Roughets. Owner Lord Gerard, Eastwell Park
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3	Brushdane Wood [in Roman Print font]	Brushdane Wood	Henry B. Parsons Esq, Eastwell Park	LV/1/3	A wood ¼ mile North East of Halfway House (P.H.)the property of Lord Gerard, Eastwell Park, Kent
3	Green Lane Farm	Green Lane Farm	Henry B. Parsons Esq, Eastwell Park	LV/1/4	A small farmstead on the north side of High Snoad Wood, owner Lord Gerard, Eastwell Park
3	High Snoad Wood [in Roman Print font]	High Snoad Wood	Henry B. Parsons Esq, Eastwell Park	LV/1/4,5	A wood on the north-west side of Challock Lees. Owner Lord Gerard, Eastwell Park
3	Bisley Farm	Bisley Farm	Frederick Cheeseman Esq. Owner, Little Chart, Kent	LV/1/4	A farm house and out buildings situated in Paddock the property of F. Cheeseman Esq. Little Chart, Kent
3	Well Wood [in Roman Print font]	Well Wood	Frederick Cheeseman Esq. Owner, Little Chart, Kent	LV/1/1,4	A wood situated 37 chains North north East of Brisley Farm. Owner F. Cheeseman Esq, Little Chart, Kent
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4	Paddock	Paddock	Rev. W. Henry, vicar Vicarage, Challock Lees	LV/1/4	A district ¾ mile west of Challock Lees comprising a farm house and a few cottages the property of F. Cheeseman & others.
4	Challock Lees	Challock Lees	Rev. W. Henry, vicar Vicarage, Challock Lees	LV/1/5,6	A district situated ¾ mile north of Challock Church comprising a few farm houses, cottages, a public house, school etc. The property of Lord Gerard & others.
4	Vicarage	Vicarage	Rev. W. Henry, vicar Vicarage, Challock Lees	LV/1/5	The official residence of the vicar of Challock situated 73 chains North North West of the Church
4	School	School	Rev. W. Henry, vicar Vicarage, Challock Lees	LV/1/5	A school for boys & girls situated 3 chains east of the Vicarage
4	Green Lane	Green Lane	Rev. W. Henry, vicar Vicarage, Challock Lees	LV/1/4,5	A public road extending from Challock Lees to Paddock district & bounding the North North East & West Sides of High Snoad Wood.
4	Mill Lane	Mill Lane	Rev. W. Henry, vicar Vicarage, Challock Lees	LV/1/5,6	A public road extending from the North West corner of Carpet Wood to 10 chains north of Halfway House (P.H.) [public house]
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5	Carpet Wood [in Roman Print font]	Carpet Wood	Mr Henry B. Parsons, agent, Eastwell Park	LV/1/5	A wood on the north side of Challock Vicarage & on the North East of High Snoad Wood the property of Lord Gerard.
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6	Godden & Coombs Farm	Godden Farm obsolete Godden & Coombs Farm Change of Name	Mr Henry B. Parsons, agent, Eastwell Park	LV/1/5	A farm house & outbuildings situated 13 chains South West of Challock Vicarage theproperty of Lord Gerard, Eastwell Park, Kent Note: (No apostrophe used)
6	Clockhouse Farm	Clockhouse Farm	Mr Henry B. Parsons, agent, Eastwell Park	LV/1/6	A farm house and outbuildings situated in Challock Lees. Owner Lord Gerard, Eastwell Park
6	Nine Chimneys Farm	Nine Chimneys Farm	Mr Henry B. Parsons, agent, Eastwell Park	LV/1/6	A farmhouse and outbuildings sitauted in Challock Lees, Owner Lord Gerard, Eastwell Park
6	Buckstreet	Buckstreet	Mr Henry B. Parsons, agent, Eastwell Park	LV/1/6	A few cottages situated ¼ mile South East of Halfway House (P.H.) Owner Lord Gerard, Eastwell Park
6	Chequers Inn	Chequers Inn	Mr W.R. Coe, occupier Sign & License	LV/1/6	A fully licensed Inn in Challock Lees the property of Ashford Brewery Company Ltd.
6	Halfway House (P.H.) [public house]	Halfway House (P.H.)	Mr R.Bank occupier Sign & License	LV/1/6	A fully licensed public house, situated near the North East corner of Challock Lees the property of Rigden & Co. Brewers, Faversham
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7	Pantry Wood [in Roman Print font]	Pantry Wood	Frederick Neame Esq, owner, Luton, Selling, Faversham	LV/2/1	A wood situated ¾ mile west of Molash village the property of F. Neame Esq, Luton, Selling Faversham
7	Knock Wood [in Roman Print font]	Knock Wood	Frederick Neame Esq, owner, Luton, Selling, Faversham	LV/2/1	A wood situated 10 chains north west of Coldharbour Farm. Owner F. Neame, Luton, Selling, Faversham
7	Coldharbour Farm	Coldharbour Farm	Frederick Neame Esq, owner, Luton, Selling, Faversham	LV/2/1	A farmstead situated ½ mile South west of George Inn, Owner F. Neame, Luton, Selling Faversham
7	School	School	Mr A.J. Friar, Manager Post Office, Molash	LV/2/2	A school for boys & girls situate in Molash village
7	Molash [in Roman Print font]	Molash	Mr A.J. Friar, Manager Post Office, Molash	LV/2/2	A parish village situated on the road between Canterbury & Charing comprising a church, a school, a chapel, farm houses, cottages etc the property of Lord Gerard & others.
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8	Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan)	Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan)	M.A. Linkin, caretaker Molash	LV/2/2	A small brick building in Molash used as a place of worship by the Wesleyan the propety of the Trustees
8	George Inn	George Inn	Mr. H. Banes, occupier Sign & License	LV/2/2	A fully licensed inn stuated in the village of Molash the property of Messrs Rigden & Co. Brewers, Faversham
8	Stanners Wood [in Roman Print font]	Stanners Wood	Mr W. Butt, steward, Chilham Castle	LV/2/3	A wood on the north-west corner of King's Wood the property of Colonel Hardy, Childham Castle, Canterbury. [Charles Stewart Hardy] Note: No Apostrophe
8	Tower Farm	Tower Farm	Mr Henry B. Parsons, agent, Eastwell Park	LV/2/1	A farm house and outbuildings situate about ½ mile South west of the village of Molash the property of Lord Gerard, Eastwell Park.
8	King's Wood [in Roman Print font]	King's Wood	Mr Henry B. Parsons, agent, Eastwell Park	LV/2/1 to 6	A large wood situated between Eastwell Park & Godmersham Park the property of Lord Gerard Lister-Kay Esq. & others. [Wanley Ellis Sawbridge Lister-Kay]

Names collected & entered by G. Sleeman T.C.A. In June 1906
Names & as altered & initialled in red by J.I. Buckland Lance Corporal Royal Engineers- July 1906

PAGE	List of Names as written on the Plan	Various modes of Spelling the same Names	Authority for those modes of Spelling	Situation Sheet/Plan/Trace	Descriptive Remarks
9	Crowhill Wood [in Roman Print font]	Crowhill Wood	Frederick Cheeseman Esq. Owner	LV/5/1	Applies to a wood situated ½ mile South West of Bodshead Farm, the property of Frederick Cheeseman Esq. J.P., chart Court, Ashford
9	Bodshead Farm	Bodshead Farm	H. B. Parsons Esq, Home Farm, Boughton Lees	LV/5/1	Applies to a farmstead situated about ¾ mile North of Giddyhorn Toll & ½ mile North West of Church Wood the property of Lord Gerard
9	Church Wood [in Roman Print font]	Church Wood	H. B. Parsons Esq, Home Farm, Boughton Lees	LV/5/2,5,6	Applies to a wood situated 30 chains West of Brabourne Hill Wood. Owner Lord Gerard
9	Ashes Wood [in Roman Print font]	Ashes Wood	H. B. Parsons Esq, Home Farm, Boughton Lees	LV/5/3	Applies to a wood situated ¼ mile North East of Brabourne Hill Wood Owner Lord Gerard
9	Brabourne Hill Wood [in Roman Print font]	Brabourne Hill Wood	H. B. Parsons Esq, Home Farm, Boughton Lees	LV/5/3	Applies to a wood situated ¼ mile North of Round Wood. Owner Lord Gerard
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10	Brabourne Hill Plantation [in Roman Print font]	Brabourne Hill Plantation	H.B. Parsons Esq. (Agent)	LV/5/2,3	Applies to a wood situated between Church Wood & Brabourne Hill Wood30 chains North West of Round Wood the property of Lord Gerard Note: New Name
10	The Willows [in Roman Print font]	The Willows	Frederick Cheeseman Esq, Chart Court, Ashford	LV/5/4	Applies to a wood situated ¼ mile South of Crowhill Wood. The property of F. Cheeseman Esq, Chart Court Ashford
10	Giddyhorn Toll [in Roman Print font]	Giddyhorn Toll	H.B. Parsons Esq. (Agent)	LV/5/4	Applies to a wood situated about ½ mile South East of Crowhill Wood & about 72 chains South West of Challock Church. The property of Lord Gerard
10	Young's Plantation [in Roman Print font]	Young's Plantation	H.B. Parsons Esq. (Agent)	LV/5/4,5	Applies to a wood situated about 30 chains North East of Giddyhorn Toll. Owner Lord Gerard
10	Jack's Hut Wood [in Roman Print font]	Jack's Hut Wood	H.B. Parsons Esq. (Agent)	LV/5/5	Applies to a wood situated about ½ mile East of Giddyhorn Toll & abut 30 chains South East of Young's Plantation. Owner Lord Gerard Note: New Name
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11	Round Wood [in Roman Print font]	Round Wood	H.B. Parsons Esq. (Agent)	LV/5/6	Applies to a wood situated 10 chains North East of St. Cosmas & St. Damian's Church. The property of Lord Gerard
11	Prickle Down Wood [in Roman Print font]	Prickle Down Wood	H.B. Parsons Esq. (Agent)	LV/5/6	Applies to a wood situated 15 chains East of Round Wood. Owner Lord Gerard
11	Pear Tree Toll [in Roman Print font]	Pear Tree Toll	H.B. Parsons Esq. (Agent)	LV/5/6	Applies to a wood sitauted ¼ mile East of Jack,s Hut Wood & 30 chains South of Round Wood. Owner Lord Gerard. Note: New Name
11	Eastwell Park [in Old English font]	Eastwell Park	H.B. Parsons Esq. (Agent)	LV/5/1,2,3,4,5,6	An extensive park situated in the parish of Eastwell & Challock. Owner Lord Gerard
11	Deer Park [in Roman Print font]	Deer Park	H.B. Parsons Esq. (Agent)	LV/5/1,2,3,4,5,6	Applies to the greater part of Eastwell Park in which there are a large number of deer. Owner Lord Gerard.
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12	St. Cosmus & St. Damian's Church (Vicarage) [In Roman Print font]	St. Cosmas & St. Damian Church Change of Name St. Cosmus & St. Damian Obsolete [later the Cosmas spelling is crossed out and noted: Original mode of spelling retained which agrees with the parish name of St. Cosmus & St. Damian in the Blean.] [signed initials J.I.B]	Rev. W. Henry, vicar Vicarage, Challock Lees	LV/5/6	Applies to the mother church of the parish of Challock situated 30 chains West of Prickle Down Wood & 30 chains North of Pear Tree Toll
12	.	Challock Omit - there is no village	Rev. W. Henry, vicar Vicarage, Challock Lees	LV/5/6	As there is only a church & keepers cottage which form the parish village situated 10 chains West of Round Wood the property of Lord Gerard, (see note in Old Name Book) the name does not apply.

Page 13 not used.

Names collected & entered by C. Gathergood, Sapper Royal Engineers in July 1906
Names & as altered & initialled in red by J.I. Buckland Lance Corporal Royal Engineers- July 1906

PAGE	List of Names as written on the Plan	Various modes of Spelling the same Names	Authority for those modes of Spelling	Situation Sheet/Plan/Trace	Descriptive Remarks
14	Rattle Hall	Rattle Hall	H.B. Parsons Esq. (Agent) Home Farm, Boughton Aluph	LV/6/1	Applies to two cottages situate about ¾ mile South East of Challock. Owner the Right Honourable Lord Gerard, Eastwell Park, Ashford
14	Warren Farm	Warren Farm	H.B. Parsons Esq. (Agent) Home Farm, Boughton Aluph	LV/6/5	A farm with outhouses attached situate about 40 chains North of Boughton Aluph Church. Owner Lord Gerard
14	White Hill	White Hill	E. Lawson Esq, Estate agent, godmersham	LV/6/6	Applies to a public road which commences at Boughton Court & extends in a North Westerly for about 70 chains, this applies to the east portion of the road.
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15	Jackets Field	Jackets Field	E. Lawson Esq, Estate agent, godmersham	LV/6/2	Applies to a pair of cottages situate about 1 mile of Boughton Aluph church. Owner E.C. Lister Kay Esq, Godmersham Note: No apostrophe
15	Three Queens (Beech)	Three Queens (Beech)	E. Lawson Esq, Estate agent, godmersham	LV/6/3	Applies to a beech tree situate in King's Wood & about 15 chains North East of Jackets Field. Owner E.C. Lister Kay Esq. Note: no apostrophe
15	Supposed Pilgrims' Road [In German text font]	Supposed Pilgrims' Road [In German text font]	E. Lawson Esq, Estate agent, godmersham	LV/6/6	Applies to an ancient roadway supposed to extend between London & Canterbury
15	Crow Down [In Roman Print font]	Crow Down	H.B. Parsons Esq. (Agent) Home Farm, Boughton Aluph	LV/6/4	A wood situate West of Well Wood in Eastwell Park. Owner the Right honourable Lord Gerard, Eastwell Park
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16	Well Wood [in Roman Print font]	Well Wood	H.B. Parsons Esq. (Agent) Home Farm, Boughton Aluph	LV/6/1,4,5	Applies to a wood situate South of Ratte Hall & on the West side of the main road to Ashford from Faversham. Owner the Right Honourable Lord Gerard, Eastwell Park
16	Soakham Downs	Soakham Downs	E. Lawson Esq, Estate agent, godmersham	LV/6/3,6	A large tract of down pasture land Situate about 1 mile North of Boughton Aluph Church. Owner E.C. Lister Kay Esq, Godmersham Park
16	Soakham Farm	Soakham Farm	E. Lawson Esq, Estate agent, godmersham	LV/6/6	Applies to a farm situate about 1 mile North of Boughton Aluph Church. Owner E.C. Lister Kay, Godmersham Park

Volume signed off by W.H. Johnston, Lieutenant Royal Engineers D.O.4 [dated] 28 February 1907

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A NATIVE CAMP IN LONG BEACH WOODS [undated but written circa 1906] Mr H.A.A. Dombrain [Henry Athelstan Acworth Dombrain] draws attention to a small earthwork which has apparantly escaped notice hitherto. Thus is in a small copse know as Well Wood, just east of Long Beach Wood through which runs the main road between Charing and Challock Lees. It is reached by the lane that continues, to the north of the main road, the road up from Westwell. As the accompanying sketch plan shows, there is a roughly rectangular vallum and fosse, measuring about 400 feet from North to South and about 300 feet from East to West. The west side, however, being about 30 feet longer than the East. Outside it, nearly at the South end of the east side and probably enclosing the main entrance there is a short outer rampart. The copse was no doubt planted because the earthworks hindered cultivation, and extends some 10 yards beyond the fosse all round. The trees and the ravages of rabbits have as usual broken downmuch of the vallum, and decayig leaves have of course filled up most of the fosse, but the remains are unmistakable. The woodman who has for many years cut the wood says he has often wondered what the "bank and ditch" were. Outside the North-West and South-West corners there is a large dene-hole or "Flint well" in the chalk, while at the junction of the lane about 200 yards from the South-East corner there is a remarkable line of circular holes in close juxta-position, which Mr Dombrain identifies as follows: first, there are two quite distinct pit dwellings separated from these by some 3 yards is a flint-well - it is much fallen in but one of the usual leadings is not quite choked up, though entrance would be difficult without excavation; then another pit-dwelling; and finally one of the cargo basins, or hollows, found in scores of places on the high hill-tops. Of these Mr Dombrain writes, " they are much too large and too deep to have ever been dwellings, and my opinion is that they were cattle shelters. When gales were raging over the hills, these excavations would afford a considerable shelter, and perhapse most important of all, the cattle would be congregated and easier to defend against their deadliest enemy, the wolf. .

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