Postling Kent 1861

Postling is a village and civil parish situated near the Roman road of Stone Street, about 17 miles south of Canterbury, Kent, in South East England. Postlinges is the spelling used in the Domesday Book, where it was part of the lands of Hugo de Montfort; Postlinge is also seen in old records. There is much archaeological evidence of continued occupation of the area…
Postling is a village and civil parish situated near the Roman road of Stone Street, about 17 miles south of Canterbury, Kent, in South East England. Postlinges is the spelling used in the Domesday Book, where it was part of the lands of Hugo de Montfort; Postlinge is also seen in old records. There is much archaeological evidence of continued occupation of the area. Postling Court is, in effect, the old manor-house, although is, more correctly as the name suggests, the one-time meeting place of the local court and magistrate. The population of the civil parish includes the hamlet of Newbarn.
  • Population: 179 · 206 (2011 Census)
  • OS grid reference: TR145390
  • Civil parish: Postling
  • District: Folkestone and Hythe
  • Shire county: Kent
  • Region: South East
  • Country: England
Data from: en.wikipedia.org