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Melvilles 1858 Directory of Kent.
Public Houses in Keston
KESTON, a village, three miles from Bromley, two miles N.W. from Down, and 13
miles from London. The population in 1851 was 644. The church is a small
building.
The living is a discharged rectory, in the deanery of Shoreham, and in the
presentation of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Rev. Joseph William Martin
LL.D. is the incumbent.
POST-OFFICE. - William Bowyer, Receiver. Letters are received through Bromley,
which is also the nearest Money Order Office.
GENTRY
| Bowen, Mr. Henry Bower, Mr. James Bruce, Louis Knight, Esq., Heatfield Carter, Bonham, Esq. Carter, Mrs. Bonham Chapman, Mrs. Sarah Churcher, Mr. George Cranworth, Lord, Holwood Hill . Dobson Charles, Esq. |
Duden, Henry, Esq. Fox, Mr. Stephen Jordan, Mr. Legge, Lady Caroline Martin, Rev. Joseph William, LL.D., Rectory Miller, Mrs. Toone, Francis Hastings, Esq Williams, Mr. William |
| Aris, John, schoolmaster Bowyer, Soloman, beer retailer Bowyer, William, grocer and post-office Bryant, John, market gardener Buckle, John, farm bailiff Chapman, Mrs. Matilda, day school Cole, George, carpenter Cole, William, carpenter Cook, William, Red Cross Croft, James, harness maker Duck, George Francis, Fox Dunnall, William, beer retailer Ellis, John George, butcher Ellis, Thomas, miller Greengrass, Henry, butcher |
Harris, James, plumber, &c. Haslett, Thomas C., grocer Hills, John, carpenter Hoadley, Benjamin, miller Hollands, John, shopkeeper Kadwell, William, bootmaker Kempton, Mrs. Sarah, day school Lee, George, Crown Burdy, William, wheelwright Russell, Frederick, shopkeeper Russell, James, shopkeeper Russell, William, bootmaker Smith, Abraham, farmer Wood, Mrs. Sarah, blacksmith |