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HALDEN, or HIGH HALDEN, a parish in Tenterden district, Kent; on the river Tarn, 3¼ miles NNE of Tenterden, and 6 S of Pluckley r. station. Post town, Tenterden, under StaplehurST. Acres, 3, 753. Real property, £3, 522. Pop., 653. Houses, 121. The property is subdivided. Some ponds are in various parts. There are manufactories of earthenware. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £450.* Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is very ancient; has a shingled oak spire; and was recently repaired. A free school has £25; and other charities £5.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | High Halden Parish Tenterden Poor Law Union/Registration District Kent Ancient County |
| Place names: | HALDEN | HALDEN OR HIGH HALDEN | HIGH HALDEN |
| Place: | High Halden |
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