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Fairbourne
Fereburne: Hugh nephew of Herbert and Ralph de Courbèpine from Bishop of Bayeux. 2 mills.
Manor farm.
Fanscombe
Fane / anne: Adam from Bishop of Bayeux. Church.
Possibly Fanscoombe Wood.
Farningham
Ferligeham / Fe(o)rningeham: Ansgot from Archbishop of Canterbury; Mauger, Wadard and Arnulf de Hesdin from Bishop of Bayeux. 1½ mills.
Attractive; on River Darent with a water flour-mill. Captain Bligh of the Bounty lived in the manor house.
Farthingloe
Ferlingelai: William FitzGeoffrey from Canons of St. Martin's of Dover.

Faversham
Favreshant: King's land. 2 salthouses, mill, market.
Market town and small port. Richard Arden, a 16th century mayor, was murdered here by his wife and her lover. An early domestic drama, Arden of Faversham, is based on this story.
Fawkham
Fachesham: Bishop of Rochester. Church, 2 mills.
Manor house.
Finglesham
Flenguessam: William Follet from Archbishop of Canterbury.

Fleet
Fletes: William de Arques from Archbishop of Canterbury. Fishery, salthouse.
Fleet Farm.
Folkestone
Fulchestan: William de Arques from Bishop of Bayeux. 5 churches, 11½ mills, salthouse.
Seaside resort and fishing port; birthplace of William Harvey, the physician who discovered blood circulation. East Cliff has remains of a Roman villa, but Caesar's Camp is Norman. The 13th century parish church stands on the site of a 7th century Saxon nunnery.
Foots Cray
Crai / ie: William FitzOdger from Bishop of Bayeux. Mill.
Urban district of Greater London.
Fordwich
Forewic: St. Augustine's Abbey.
Once the port for Canterbury and a member of the Cinque Port Confederation. A tomb in the part-Norman church is said to be Augustine's.
Frindsbury
Frandesberie: Bishop of Rochester. Church, mill.
Church founded in 1075 still stands; cement-works.
Frinsted
Fredenestede: Hugh nephew of Herbert and Aethelwold the Chamberlain from Bishop of Bayeux. Church.
Wooded country.

Garrington
Warwintone: St. Augustine's Abbey.
Garrington Farm.
Giddinge
Getinge: Archbishop of Canterbury's monks.
Part of Dover.
Gillingham
Gelingeham: Archbishop of Canterbury; Odo from Bishop of Bayeux. Church, 2 mills, 3 fisheries.
Town on the River Medway, site of much of Chatham Royal Dockyard (now closed).
Godmersham
Gomersham: Archbishop of Canterbury. Church, mill.
On River Stow. Jane Austen visited her brother at Godmersham Park and based her novel Mansfield Park there.
Graveney
Gravenel: Richard the Constable from Archbishop of Canterbury. 4 salthouses.
On the edge of marshland.
Gravesend
Gravesham: Herbert FitzIvo from Bishop of Bayeux.
Part of industrial development of the River Thames. The Red Indian princess Pocohontas died here in 1616.
Great Chart
Certh: Archbishop of Canterbury's monks. 2 mills, salthouse.
Half-timbered houses; moated house.
Great Delce
Delce: Ansgot of Rochester from Bishop of Bayeux.
Part of Chatham.
Greenwich
Grenviz: Bishop of Lisieux from Bishop of Bayeux.
Thames-side London borough; developed by the Stuart kings. The royal palace was the birthplace of Henry VIII, Queen Mary and Elizabeth I.
Guston
Gocistone: Wulfric from Canons of St. Martin's of Dover.
Louis Blériot landed the first cross-Channel aeroplane here in 1909.

Hadlow
Haslow: Richard FitzGilbert from Bishop of Bayeux. Church, 2 mills, 12 fisheries.
Settled since Roman times.
Halling
Hallinges: Bishop of Rochester. Church.
Surrounded by industry and quarries.
Ham
Hama: Osbern son of Ledhard from Bishop of Bayeux.
Thatched cottages.
Hammil
Ai / Hamolde: Bishop of Bayeux.
Remote.
Hampton
Haintone: Hugh de Montfort.

Harbilton
Herbretitou:
Lost.
Harrietsham
Hariardesham: Hugh nephew of Herbert from Bishop of Bayeux. Church, 2 mills.

Hartanger
Hertange:
Lost.
Hartley
Erelei: Ralph son of Thorold from Bishop of Bayeux; formerly a woman.
Dormitory suburb of Gravesend.
Harty
Herte: King received part of fines for house-breaking, breach of the peace and highway robbery.
Isle of Harty. Remote; traces of ancient saltworkings. 15th century Sayes Court was built by first Lord Saye and Sele, Warden of the Cinque Ports.
Hastingleigh
Hastingelai / lei: Roger FitzAnsketel from Bishop of Bayeux; Hugh de Montfort.

Haven
Hadone:
Lost.
Hawkhurst
Hauochesten: Robert of Romney but claimed by Canons of St. Martin's of Dover.
Once the hub of the Wealden iron industry.
Hawley
Hagelei: Hugh de Port from Bishop of Bayeux. Mill.
Suburb of Dartford.
Hemsted
Hamestede: Ranulf de Vaubadon from Bishop of Bayeux.

Henhurst
Hanehest: Ansgot of Rochester from Bishop of Bayeux.

Higham
Hecham: Adam from Bishop of Bayeux. Church, mill, fishery.
At Gads Hill, notorious in the 17th and 18th centuries for highwaymen, Charles Dickens bought Gads Hill Place in 1856.
Hollingbourne
Hoilinegeborde / Holingeborne: Archbishop of Canterbury's monks. Church, 2 mills.
Tudor manor house on the Pilgrim's Way.
Hoo
Hou: Bishop of Bayeux. 6 churches.

Horton
Hortone: Ansfrid from Bishop of Bayeux. 2 mills. King received fines for house-breaking, breach of the peace and highway robbery.
On the Great Stour river.
Hougham
Hi(u)cham / Huham: Baldwin from Canons of St. Martin's of Dover.

Howbury
Hou:
Lost in Crayford, a London suburb.
Hurst (in Chilham)
Herste: Hugh de Port from Bishop of Bayeux. King received penalties for house-breaking, breach of the peace and highway robbery.
Hurst Farm near Chilham.
Hythe
Heda / ae: Archbishop of Canterbury.
Ancient market town; one of original Cinque Ports; resort.

Ickham
Gecham: Archbishop of Canterbury's monks. Church, 4 mills.

Idleigh
Didele: Hugh de Port from Bishop of Bayeux.
Idleigh Court.

Kennington
Chenetone: St. Augustine's Abbey, formerly the villagers'. Church.
On a Roman road.
Keston
Chestan: Gilbert Maminot from Bishop of Bayeux.
Suburban; Roman villa, temple and cemetery nearby.
Kirby Horton
Hortune: Ansketel de Rots from Bishop of Bayeux. Mill, church.
On the River Darent.
Knowlton
Chenoltone: Thurstan from Bishop of Bayeux.

Langley
Languelei: Bishop of Bayeux. Church.
Surrounded by orchards.
Langport (near Romney)
Lamport:
Lost in Denge Marsh.
Langport ( in Canterbury)
Lanport: St. Augustine's Abbey.
Now a street in Canterbury just outside city wall.
Leaveland
Levelant: Richard from Archbishop of Canterbury.
Tudor farmhouse; Leaveland Court.
Lee
Lee: Walter de Douai from Bishop of Bayeux.
London suburb.
Leeds
Esledes: Aethelwold from Bishop of Bayeux. Vines, 5 mills, church.
Church has a massive 11th century tower. Normans rebuilt the wooden Saxon castle, Leeds Castle, in stone in 1120.
Lenham
Ler(t)ham: St. Augustine's Abbey. 2 mills.
Picturesque. 3 16th century skeletons with swords, daggers and spearheads were discovered in the foundations of the Saxon Warriors chemist shop.
Lessness
Loisnes: Robert Latimer from Bishop of Bayeux. 3 fisheries.
District of London.
Lewisham
Levesham: Ghent Abbey. 11 mills.
London borough.
Leybourne
Leleburne: Adam from Bishop of Bayeux. Church, mill.
Remains of Norman castle.
Littlebourne
Liteburne: St. Augustine's Abbey. Church.
Oast-house; tithe barn; mill on the Little Stour river.
Little Chart
Litelcert: Archbishop of Canterbury's monks. 2 mills.
Hop-growing; Roman villa site; mill.
Little Delce
Delce: William Thaon's son from Bishop of Bayeux.
Part of Chatham.
Longfield
Langafel: Ansketel the priest from Bishop of Rochester.
Suburban.
Loose
Abel the Monk from Archbishop of Canterbury's monks.
On the River Loose. Quarry Wood, which surrounds it, contains an Iron Age camp.
Lower Hardres
Hardes: Ranulf de Colombières from Bishop of Bayeux. Church.
Parish named after Hardres family, who were associated with the district from the Conquest to the 17th century, and lived at Upper Hardres Court.
Luddenham
Dodeham: Fulbert from Bishop of Bayeux. Church, ½ fishery (300 herrings).
Luddenham Court and church on the edge of Luddenham Marshes.
Luddesdown
Ledesdune: Ralph from Bishop of Bayeux. Church.
The manor house, of Saxon, Norman and Tudor workmanship, is said to be one of the oldest inhabited houses in England.
Lullingstone
Lolingestone: Geoffrey de Rots, Manger and Osbern Paisforiere from Bishop of Bayeux. Mill (150 eels).
4th century Roman villa site; Christian chapel; Lullingstone Castle.
Lyminge
Leminges: Archbishop of Canterbury. Church, mill, fishery (40 eels).
Norman church built from the ruins of a Saxon priory founded in 633.
Lympne
Limes: Archbishop of Canterbury. Church, mill.
Once a Roman port; walls of a Roman fort at Stutfall Castle; Norman church.

Macknade
Macheheve / t: Ansfrid from Bishop of Bayeux. King had the fines for house-breaking, breach of the peace and highway robbery.
Lost, near South Preston.
Maidstone
Meddestane: Archbishop of Canterbury. Church, 6 mills, 4½ fisheries (450 eels), 2 salthouses.
County town of Kent on the River Medway. The archbishop's palace is a manor house dating from the 14th century. During the Civil War (1642-48), General Fairfax took the town after a 5-hour siege.
Maplescombe
Maplescamp / Mapledescam: Ansgot of Rochester and Wadard from Bishop of Bayeux.

Marley
Merlea: Adam from Bishop of Bayeux. Church.
Marley Court Farm.
Marshborough
Masseberge: Bishop of Bayeux.

Mederclive
Medredive:
Lost, near Abbot's Cliff.
Meopham
Mepeham: Archbishop of Canterbury.
Famous for cricket; birthplace of John Trandescant (1608-62), who introduced the acacia, plane and lilac to England.
Mereworth
Marourde: Hamo the Sheriff. Church, 2 mills, 2 fisheries.
18th century model village built by the 7th Earl of Westmorland on the old village site around his Palladian castle.
Mersham
Merseham: Archbishop of Canterbury. Church, 2 mills, 2 salthouses.

Merston
Melestun:
Lost, but in 1957 the foundations of a Norman church were discovered at Green Farm.
Midley
Midelea: Bishop of Bayeux. Church.
Midley House.
Milton
Meletune: Bishop of Bayeux. Church, mill.
Thames-side district of Gravesend.
Milton Regis
Milde(n)tone / Middeltun: King's land. 6 mills, 27 salthouses, 32 fisheries. A due of 56½ weys of cheese was paid in Newington.
Suburb of Pittingbourne; church has some Saxon masonry.
Minster (in Thanet)
Tanet: St. Augustine's Abbey. Church, 2 fisheries, salthouse, mill.
Church still stands. Benedictine nuns live in the 12th century grange, Minster Abbey.
Mongeham (Great and Little)
Mundingeham: St. Augustine's Abbey. Mill, church.

Monk's Horton
Hortone / un: Alnoth and Ralph from Hugh de Montfort. 2 mills, church.
Parish. 12th century Cluniac priory forms part of a farmhouse. Tudor Kite Cottage was once the manor house.
Monkton
Monocstune: Archbishop of Canterbury's monks. 2 churches, fishery. salthouse.

Nackington
Latintone: Hamo the Sheriff from Bishop of Bayeux.
Canterbury suburb.
Nashenden
Essedene: Ranulf de Colombières from Bishop of Bayeux.
Nashenden Farm.
Nettlestead
Nedestede: Hamo the Sheriff from Bishop of Bayeux. Church, 2 mills, fishery.
Vines; Iron Age fort.
New Shelve
Westselve: William FitzRobert from Bishop of Bayeux.
Now Shelve Farm.
Newenden
Newedene: Archbishop of Canterbury.

Newington (near Folkestone)
Neuentone: Hugh de Montfort from Bishop of Bayeux; Hugh de Montfort and a Freeman, the pre-Conquest holder, from him. Church, 3½ mills.
Attractive; 17th and 18th century houses.
Newington (near Milton Regis)
Neutone / Newetone: Albert the Chaplain. Fishery.
On Watling Street; Newington Manor.
Northbourne
Norborne: St. Augustine's Abbey.
Seaside. Northbourne Court is on the site of a grange built by St. Augustine's monks.
Northfleet
Norfluet: Archbishop of Canterbury. Church, mill, fishery.
Industrial district.
North Cray
Crai / ie: Ansketel de Rose from Bishop of Bayeux.
Church. Part of Greater London on the River Cray.
North Eastling
Nordeslinge: Bishop of Bayeux.
Near Eastling.
Northgate
Norduede: Archbishop of Canterbury's monks.
Now a street just outside Canterbury's city wall.
Norton
Nortone: Hugh de Port from Bishop of Bayeux. 3 churches, 3 mills, 2 fisheries.
Norton Court was built by Inigo Jones in 1625.
Northwood
Nordeu(uo)de: Canons of St. Martin's of Dover.

Nurstead
Notestede: Wadard from Bishop of Bayeux.
Nurstead Court is surrounded by parkland.