Waldershare

Waldershare
Waldershare is located in Kent
Waldershare
Waldershare
Location within Kent
OS grid referenceTR2948
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDover
Postcode districtCT15
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°11′N 1°16′E / 51.19°N 1.26°E / 51.19; 1.26

Waldershare is a village in the civil parish of Tilmanstone, in the Dover district, in Kent, England, near Dover. It has a church called All Saints Church.

History

The name "Waldershare" means 'District of the forest-dwellers'.[1] Waldershare was recorded in the Domesday Book as Walwalesere.[2] In 1086, the village was in the hundred of Eastry in the ancient Lathe of Eastry.[3] By 1295 the ancient lathe had been merged into the Lathe of St. Augustine. In the 18th century, the noble family of Waldershare were lords of a manor in the parish of Shebbertswell.[4] In 1931 the parish had a population of 109.[5] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Tilmanstone and Ripple.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Waldershare Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Place name: Waldershare". The National Archives. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  3. ^ Open Domesday: Waldershare. Accessed May 2020.
  4. ^ Hasted, Edward. "Parishes: Shebbertswell." The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 9. Canterbury: W Bristow, 1800. 375-384. British History Online. Retrieved 29 March 2018
  5. ^ "Population statistics Waldershare AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Relationships and changes Waldershare AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

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