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CRANBROOKE Is a market town in the parish and hundred of its name, and in the lower division of the lathe of Scray; 48 miles SE from London, 30 SW from Canterbury, 14 S from Maidstone, 8 W by N from Tenterden, and 38 NE from Brighton, 22 N from Hastings and 18 NNW from Rye in Sussex. This neatly built town, the general form of which is angular, is situated upon a brook called the Crane (from which its name is derived), and in a fertile part of the Weald. It was among the few towns in this county that manufactured woollen clothes in the reign of Edward III; this branch is now nearly extinct in this quarter – nor, with the exception of some hop bagging and linen cloth, is there any other manufacture at present in existence here. Cranbrooke is one of the polling stations at the election of representatives for West Kent. The places of worship are, the parish church, a district church in the hamlet of Milkhouse Street and chapels fro Baptists, Presbyterians, Wesleyan Methodists and Unitarians. The church dedicated to St Dunstan, is situated near the centre of the town, and is one of the richest specimens of the later style of English architecture in the country; the benefice is a vicarage in the presentation of the Archbishop of Canterbury; the Rev James BOYS is the present incumbent. The living of the district church is in the patronage of the trustees and incumbency of Rev Thomas KING. The charities are principally those for educational purposes namely a free grammar school, founded and endowed in 1574 by Samuel LYNCH Esq., the governors of which were incorporated by Queen Elizabeth; a school for writing founded in 1573 by a Mr Alexander DENCE; and one upon a national system, supported by subscription. The neighbourhood of Cranbrooke is embellished by a number of very handsome residences, and there are a few seats and villas in situations of remarkable beauty and surrounded by most beautiful rural scenery. Several mineral springs, possessing it is asserted, properties similar to those of Tonbridge Wells, rise in this vicinity. The celebrated William HUNTINGDON was a native of this parish; he was of high Calvinistic principles and raised himself by his zeal and talents from humble obscurity to be the founder of a sect called “HUNTINGTONIANS” who erected for him Providence chapel in Grays Inn Road, London; he died on 1st July 1813 aged sixty nine. Markets for livestock, hops and corn are held every alternate Wednesday; and fairs for cattle and pedlery on the 30th May and 29th September. The parish of Cranbrooke, at the census of 1831, contained 3844 inhabitants. POST OFFICE - High st, Robert PETHURST, Postmaster. Letters from London arrive (by foot post from Hawkhurst), every morning at half past six and are despatched every evening. Letters from Maidstone arrive (by mail cart), every morning at eight and are despatched every evening at six. GENTRY & CLERGY ASTLEY Sir Edward bart. Camden hill AUSTEN Mrs Thomas, Cranbrooke BOYS Rev James, Vicarage BRADSHAW Rev Thomas, High st BUSS Miss Sarah, High st CLEAVER Mrs Caroline, Swift house COUCHMAN Mr William, Stone st DAVIES Rev Daniel Wm. (MA), Row DE ESPAIN, Swift house DURRANT Rev William, High st GILBERT Mr William, High st HAGUE John esq, Cranbrooke HERITAGE Capt. William (RN), Cranbrooke INGRAM Mr George, Bakers Cross JENNINGS Mrs Elizabeth, High st JOBSON Mr John (MD), High st JOHNSON Mrs Anne, Cranbrooke KING Hon. Capt. Jas. Wm. (RN), Angley KING Rev Thomas, Waterloo place MACBEAN Miss Elizabeth, High st NAIRNE Mrs Philadelphia, Milkhouse-street ROBERTS Thomas esq, Glassenbury TOMKIN Mrs Caroline, High st WATTS Thomas Charles esq, High st WILMSHURST Mr John, Row WILMSHURST Mr John jun, Row ACADEMIES & SCHOOLS ANDREWS Alfred Harbroe (day), Stone st FRANCIS Jno & Son, (brdg & day), High st Free Grammar School, Row – Rev Daniel William DAVIS, master Free School, Church yard – Mark SMITH, master National School, Church yard – John JONES, master; Elizabeth JONES, mistress READER Eliza, (boarding & day), Stone st STABLE Jane (ladies boarding), Willsley house ATTORNEYS HAGUE William, High st WILLIS Charles jun. (& coroner, vestry clerk, clerk to the magistrates, to the commissioners of taxes and to the deputy lieutenants, commissioner of bankrupts, and for taking acknowledgements of deeds by married women), Stone st WILSON John Elliott, (and clerk to the board of guardians and superintendent registrar), High st AUCTIONERRS & APPRAISRS DOBELL Samuel, (and land and estate agent, inspector of weights and measures and commissioner for taking special bail), High st FOORD William, Stone st WINCH Wm. (& land & estate agent), High st BAKERS BOORMAN George, High st BURT Mary, High st DADSON George, Stone st DUNGEY Jas. (& confectioner), Stone st JUDGE John, High st BANKERS WILMSHURST, HAGUE & Co, High st (draw on London & Westminster Bank) BLACKSMITHS BARHAM James, Milkhouse-Street DRAWBRIDGE John, Glassenbury ELLIOTT James, Willsley green ELLIOTT John, High st MARSHALL Charles, High st POTTER William, Stone st ROFE John, Stone st BOOKSELLERS & STATIONRS DENNETT John Thomas, (& stamp distributer), High st DOBELL Samuel, High st WATERS George, Stone st BOOT & SHOE MAKERS BIRCH John, Row BRIDGLAND Thomas, High st BURCH Walter, High st BUTLER Thomas, High st COLEY William, Milkhouse-Street HAWKINS Henry, High st HUDSON William, Stone st LUFF Thomas, High st MOORE James, Milkhouse-Street PARKES Samuel, Stone st PEEL David, Stone st PILE George Turl, Row POPE William, Willsley green SIGGS Frederick, High st STONEHOUSE George, Stone st WATERS John, Stone st WILLIAMS Samuel, High st BREWERS DITCH Thomas, (& wine & spirit merchant), High st TOOTH Robt. (& hop merchant), Bakers cross BRICKLAYERS BURT Charles, High st FUGGLE Robert, High st OYLER Thomas, High st PARKS Thomas, Stone st WELLER Alexander, Row BUTCHERS DOBELL Johnson, Milkhouse-Street IGGULDEN John, High st IGGULDEN William, Stone st KNOWLDEN James, Stone st SMITH Joseph, High st WIMSHURST James, Stone st CABINET MAKERS FOORD William, Stone st REEVES William Alexander, High st CARPENTERS BOORMAN Samuel, Row DITCH Thomas, High st JENNER Thomas, Stone st KENNARD Thomas, Court stile MORRIS William, Stone st OYLER Thomas, High st CHINA & GLASS DEALERS EAILDING James, Stone st MILLER Henry, High st MUDDLE Samuel, High st OWLETT Thomas May, Stone st CHYMISTS & DRUGGISTS HASELAR & Son (& tea dealers), Stone st RANGER Charles, Stone st CLOTHES DEALERS BOORMAN Elizabeth, Row DOBELL Samuel, High st CORN DEALERS & FACTORS BISHOP & FIELD (& coal), High st HARMAN Henry, Stone st PIPER William, Stone st RUSSELL Jno & Geo (& millers), High st WILMSHURST John & Son, (& hop factors & seed merchants), Stone st CURRIERS & LEATHER CUTTERS GEER James, High st WILLSHER Robert, High st FELLMONGERS & GLOVERS PIPER William, Stone st SMITH John, High st FIRE &c. OFFICE AGENTS British (fire) & Westminster (life), John WATERS, Stone st Commercial (life), Wm. FOORD, Stone st Guardian, William WINCH, High st Kent, John Thos, DENNETT, High st Norwich Union, Samuel DOBELL, High st Protector, High st
FURNITURE BROKERS IGGULDEN Thomas, High st REEVES William Alexander, High st GARDENERS & SEEDSMEN BUSBRIDGE William, Milkhouse-Street HAWKINS James, Bowling green SUTTON Thomas, Milkhouse-Street GROCERS & TEA DEALERS BLACKMAN Henry, Stone st BLACKMAN Iden, Willsley green BLACKMAN Thomas, Stone st BURT Sarah, High st DUNGEY Thomas, Stone st FOREMAN William, Milkhouse-Street GREEN Lewis, High st MILLER Henry, High st MUDDLE Samuel, High st OWLETT Thomas May, Stone st HAIR DRESSERS BENTLETT James, Stone st BOOTH James, High st MANSFIELD John, High st HATTERS DADSON Stephen, High st TOOTH Wm (& furrier), Stone st INNS & PUBLIC HOUSES Bull, Susannah DANN, Milkhouse-Street Bull (commercial, family & posting), Barnabas TAYLOR, Stone st Crown Humphy. WIGHTWICK, High st George (family, commercial & posting and excise office), Wm. Barling SHARPE, Stone st Kings Head, James PRICE, Milkhouse-Street White Horse, Mary BISHOPP, High st White Lion (and posting), John MILES, High st Windmill, Eliza. WIMSETT, Cranbrooke IRONMONGERS BOOY Richard, (& brazier), Stone st KEEFF Stephen, (executors of), Stone st REEVES William Alexander, High st LINEN & WOOLLEN DRAPRS BEEMAN Mary, Stone st CARR Jno. (& hatter & clothier), High st GREEN Lewis, (& clothier), High st KENNARD Thomas, Stone st READER William, High st MALTSTER OYLER George, Godard’s green MILLERS JENNER Samuel, Camden hill RUSSELL John & George, Stone st MILLINERS & DRESS & STRAW HAT MAKERS CARLY Elizabeth, Stone st DOBELL Susan, Stone st DUNGEY Sarah, Stone st FUGGLE Elizabeth, Stone st HARMAN Carey, High st IGGULDEN Jane, Stone st PEEL Esther, High st PAINTERS & GLAZIERS FRENCH Richard, High st SEYMOUR Mary, Stone st PRINTERS – LETTER PRESS DENNETT John Thomas, High st SEYMOUR Mary, Stone st WATERS George, Stone st SADDLERS COLLINS John, Stone st EVENDEN Samuel, Stone st STATUARY & MASON BURGIS John, High st SURGEONS CORKE Jonathan, High st HASELAR Charles, Stone st RANGER William, High st TAILORS BURNHAM William, (& draper), High st DOBELL Alfred, (& draper), High st DUNK James, Stone st HINKLEY John, Stone st PERRY William, High st PETHURST Jeremiah, High st TALLOW CHANDLER JENNER Thomas, Stone st WATCH & CLOCK MAKERS BALLARD William, (& silversmith), Stone st READER Thomas Oliver, Stone st WHEELWRIGHTS FOORD George, Milkhouse-Street HAYWARD George, Willsley green PIPER Thomas, High st MISCELLANEOUS CHAPMAN William, engraver & gunsmith, Stone st County of Kent General Registry Office, High st, William Alexander REEVES, agent DAVIS James, rope maker, High st DEARN Thomas Downes, architect, High st DUNGEY Sarah, fruiterer, High st Excise Office, George Inn, James LEWIS, officer GURR Joseph, lath render, Milkhouse-Street HOLLAND Joseph, tinman, Stone st OWLETT & Co, patten makers, Stone st RELFF Samuel, millwright, Stone st SAYER James, dyer, High st TARBUT George, basket man, Stone st WATERS Thomas, carver & gilder, Stone st WATSON William, woolstapler, High st WIGHTWICK Humphrey, veterinary surgeon, High st COACHES To London, the Flower of Kent, (from Tenterden), calls at the George every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning at a quarter before seven; goes thro’ Goudhurst, Horsemonden, Brenchley, Pembury, Tonbridge and Seven Oaks. To Tenterden, the Flower of Kent, (from London), calls at the George every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evening at half past seven VANS – for passengers and goods To London, Barnabas TAYLOR, from the Bull Inn every morning (Sunday excepted), at half past seven; goes thro’ Staplehurst, Maidstone, Mereworth, Farningham, Foots Cray &c. To Maidstone, William FUNNELL (from Maidstone), calls at the White Lion every Wednesday and Saturday. CARRIERS To London, John HODGE, from his house, the Row, every Monday To Ewhurst, RICHARDSON from the White Lion, every Saturday To Hastings, Henry STICKLES from the Bull every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. To Lewes, William MAINWARING, from the White Lion every Wednesday To Maidstone, Henry STICKLES from the Bull, and Joseph HINCKLEY from his house every Monday, Wednesday and Friday – Geo WILLIAMS from his house every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Wm MAINWARING from the White Lion every Monday – PIPER from the White Horse every Monday and Thursday & RICHARDSON every Thursday. To Northiam, Mary PIPER from the White Horse every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. To Rolvenden, John HODGE, from his house, the Row, every Saturday. To Rye, William BARNS, from the Bull every Monday, Wednesday and Friday To Tenterden, HESELDEN from the Bull every Monday and Thursday and from the White Horse every Saturday.
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