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Public Houses in Ash near Ridley
Melvilles 1858 Directory of Kent.
ASHE, or ASH, is a parish, and a neat village, eight miles and a half from
Gravesend, 16 miles N.W. from Maidstone, eight miles S.E. of Dartford, and 10
miles N.E. of Sevenoaks. The population in 1851 was 702. The church is a very
neat building; the Rev. Richard Salwey, B.A., is the incumbent.
POST-OFFICE - James Buggs, Receiver. Letters are received through Sevenoaks.
The nearest Money Order Office is at Wrotham.
GENTRY.
Fletcher, Amos, Esq., Hodsoll Street
Gladdish, Thomas N., Esq.
Salwey, Rev. Richard, B.A., Rectory
TRADERS.
| Accleton, William, tailor Allchin, James, blacksmith Ashenden, Peter, farmer Atkins, John, shopkeeper Atkins, John, boot maker Bennett, Thomas, shopkeeper Bishop, Thomas, blacksmith Buggs, James, postmaster Crowhurst, John, boot maker Crowhurst, S., beer retailer Deane, Thomas, farmer Elcome, George, parish clerk |
Featherstone, Mr., beer retailer Mandy, Mrs. Mary Ann, farmer Mungeam, William, farmer Oliver, Frederick, butcher Porter, Edward, wheelwright Ray, James, farmer Rogers, Richard, farmer Russell, William, butcher Salmon, Mrs Mary, farmer Sharp, Thomas, bricklayer Wakeman, Richard, White Swan Wakeman, John, boot maker |