The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 1

Includes a general account of the history, topography and natural history of the county. The volume also details the parishes of the two hundreds of Blackheath and Bromley and Beckenham, including several parishes which now form part of metropolitan London. These include Charlton, Deptford, Greenwich, Lewisham and Woolwich.

Kent, History and Topographical Survey. Originally published by W Bristow, Canterbury, 1797.

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Table of Contents

Title Page(s)
Dedication
Preface i-xiv
Index xv-xxvi
General history: Introduction 1-13
General history: Roman Kent 13-44
General history: Britons and Saxons 44-62
General history: Kings of Kent (Hengist to Baldred) 62-80
General history: The Danes 81-99
General history: Ancient jurisdiction 99-110
General history: Dukes and earls of Kent 110-168
General history: The office of sheriff 168-176
General history: Sheriffs of Kent 177-213
General history: The office of coroner 214-215
General history: Justices of the peace 215-221
General history: Baronets 221-229
General history: Knights of the Royal Oak 229
General history: Justices itinerant 229-231
General history: Lord Lieutenants 231-234
General history: Members of Parliament 234-249
General history: Divisions of the county 250-260
General history: Ecclesiastical government 260-265
General history: Soil and products 265-271
General history: Rivers 272-293
General history: The weald 293-303
General history: Feudal tenures 303-311
General history: Socage and gavelkind tenures 311-321
General history: Religious houses 322-332
General history: The Domesday survey 332-336
The hundred of Blackheath: Introduction and map 339-340
Parishes: Deptford 340-371
Parishes: Greenwich 372-420
Parishes: Charlton 420-441
Parishes: Woolwich 441-454
Parishes: Eltham 455-491
Parishes: Lee 492-502
Parishes: Lewisham 503-526
The hundred of Bromley and Beckenham: Introduction and map 527
Parishes: Beckenham 527-550
Parishes: Bromley 550-570