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Melvilles 1858 Directory of Kent.
Public Houses in Southfleet
SOUTHFLEET is a pleasant village and parish, three miles from Gravesend. Here
are the celebrated Spring Head Gardens, which are much frequented by the
inhabitants and visitors of Gravesend, and from which are obtained a large
supply of watercresses for the London market. The church is an ancient edifice,
and contains several monuments and brasses.
The living is a rectory, in the gift of the Bishop of Rochester; Rev. G.F.
Goddard, rector.
POST-OFFICE. - Elizabeth French, Receiver. Letters received through Gravesend.
GENTRY.
Andrus, Francis, Esq., Scadbury House
Armstrong, William, Esq., North End
Colyer, Edward, Esq., Joyce Hall
Garland, John, Esq., Court Lodge
Goddard, Rev. George Frederick, M.A., Rectory
Piggott, Zechariah, Esq., Hook Green
TRADERS.
| Allen, Mrs. Ann, and Son, farmers Andrus, Francis, farmer, Scadbury House Baker, James, parish clerk Chronk, John, farmer Colyer, Thomas, farmer Dawes, Philip, farmer Eyres, William, carpenter French, William, Ship French, Mrs. Elizabeth, postmistress Garland, John, farmer, Court Lodge Lane, William, market gardener Martin, Thomas, sen., blacksmith Mitchell, William, wheelwright, Westwood |
Mullender, John, carpenter Mullender, Mrs. Mary, tailor Perritt, William, beer retailer Piggott, Zechariah, farmer, Hook Green Sharp, Thomas, bricklayer Silvester, Mrs., Spring Head Gardens Treadwell, Dixson, Harrow Treadwell, Dixson, jun., market gardener Venner, Benjamin, farmer, &c. Webb, Francis, baker West, Ann, grocer Wickham, Henry, butcher Whale, John, grocer |