England &
Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThe parish of Aldington sits in southern Kent close by the English Channel coast, and through a detached portion of the parish it forms a tiny portion of that coastline. Aldington is located about 5 miles west of the port of Hythe, it lies to the south the M20 & A20 roads and north of the B2067 road which runs from Tenterden eastwards towards Hythe and Folkestone. Aldington is largely built along a very straight stretch of lane running northwestwards from the B2067, this is the remains of a Roman road which linked the south coast to Ashford. Aldington is thus a largely linear village. The parish is a strange configuration with a detached portion as a result of the drainage and allocation of Romney Marshes which lie around 2 miles south, the village was allocated a detached parcel of the marshes. The consequences were a mixed agricultural format, the main portion being undulating mixed farmland, the marshes primarily grazing of sheep and cattle. Aldington sits at around 80 metres above sea level, on the edge of the first higher ground heading north from the marshes, a notable escarpment, which was at one time Kent's original coastline (a fossil cliff line). Land drops away steeply to the south, the Royal Military Road & accompanying canal making the base of the cliff line. With its allocation of the marshes Aldington was a large parish by southern standards, at over 3,500 acres. It supported a healthy population of over 700 parishioners. In Domesday times Aldington was held by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the parish held a stunningly high 94 ploughs as well as meadows, woodlands, fisheries and no fewer than 4 mills - a prosperous place indeed. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 30th September 1754 - 26th September 1789 | Kent History & Library Centre - Maidstone - Reference
- P4/1/A/5 |
Plain, ruled & bordered book containing Marriages | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
2 | 1st October 1789 - 28th November 1812 | Kent History & Library Centre - Maidstone - Reference - P4/1/A/7 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads | None |
3 | 8th March 1813 - 11th March 1837 | Kent History & Library Centre - Maidstone - Reference
- P4/1/D/1 |
Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
Mersham
St John the Baptist
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Smeeth St
Mary
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Sellindge
St Mary
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Bilsington
St Peter & St Paul
Bonnington St Rumwold |
Sellindge St
Mary
Lympne St Stephen West Hythe St Mary |
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Bonnington
St Rumwold
Burmarsh All Saints Dymchurch St Peter & St Paul |
Burmarsh All
Saints
Dymchurch St Peter & St Paul |
West
Hythe St Mary
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