Hawkhurst

Hawkhurst, a neat, genteel and thriving village in the parish of its name is situated on the main road from London to Rye. The village is divided into two parts; in the more modern, named Highgate, are the principal shops and two chief inns; on a hill, about half a mile to the south, is the other part, where stands the church. The views, from either of these divisions, are pleasant, the situation is healthful, and it is the residence of a number of respectable families; the parish is extensive, irrigated by several small streams, and well cultivated and wooded. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is a neat substantial erection of some antiquity, with a low square tower, clad by time with moss. extract from Pigot's Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex published in 1839

Hawkhurst directory of homes, farms, churches, schools, inns, and other places of interest that existed prior to 1900 has been compiled from Census data, Ordnance survey maps and books of the period

Parish & other records		Before 1500	1500 to 1550	1550 to 1600	1600 to 1650	1650 to 1700	1700 to 1725	1725 to 1750	1750 to 1775	1775 to 1800	1800 to 1825	1825 to 1850	1850 to 1875	1875 to 1900	1900 to 1925	1925 to 1950	1950 to 1975	1975 to 2000	After 2000
2515	Births			14	22	17	21	21	42	69	342	569	909	489
290	Christenings			10	18	13	17	17	41	30	61	66	17
248	Marriages			6	4	10		4	4	32	40	54	56	34	4
70	Deaths				13	2	7	7	5	3	9	8	12	1		2			1
21	Burials					1	6	4	1	1	2	5	1

Books and other documents

The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent - Volume VII by Edward Hasted in 1798 - Page 142

Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex in 1839

New Guide for Tunbridge Wells by John Colbran and edited by James Phippen in 1840 - Page 196

The Church of St. Laurence, Hawkhurst by The Rev. H. A. Jeffreys in 1874 - Page 240

Kelly's Directory of Kent by E. R. Kelly, M.A., F.S.S. in 1882

Highways and Byways in Kent by Walter Jerrold with Illustrations by Hugh Thomson in 1914 - Page 251

People of note	Gray, Arthur (1713 - 1748) Hawkhurst Gang

Hawkhurst pictures	Church of St. Laurence 1874	Hawkhurst Place 1900	The Workhouse 1900	Market Cross House 1900	Hawkhurst 1900	Cockshot Cottages 1900	Highgate 1904
	Queens Hotel 1904	Babies Castle 1905	Moor Hill 1905	St Laurence Church 1905	Queens Hotel c 1905	Moor Hill c 1905	Seacox 1909