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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Mottenden like this:
MOTTENDEN, a place in Headcorn parish, Kent; 11 miles W by N of Ashford. A Trinitarian priory was founded here, in 1224, by Sir Robert de Rokesby; was notable for being the first house of its kind in England, and for a miracle-play acted in its church on TrinitySunday; and was given, at the dissolution, to Lord Cromwell,-and, after his attainder, to Sir Anthony Aucher. N o remains of it now exist.
Mottenden is now part of MAIDSTONE District. Click here for graphs and data of how MAIDSTONE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Mottenden itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Mottenden, in Maidstone and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25627
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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