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HALSTEAD, a village and a parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent. The village stands 3 miles W of Shoreham r. station, and 6 NNW of Sevenoaks; and has a post office under Sevenoaks. The parish comprises 918 acres. Real property, £, 630. Pop., 323. Houses, 62. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £200.* Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is partly ancient; consists of nave, chancel, and N aisle or chapel, with tower and spire; and contains a piscina. There is a free school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Halstead Parish Sevenoaks Poor Law Union/Registration District Kent Ancient County |
| Place: | Halstead |
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