Lamberhurst

As we drive down from Scotney Castle, we find ourselves approaching the most picturesque old village of Lamberhurst, with its ancient moated inn in the centre of its highway. It is a long and hilly road, but we are well repaid for our journey because from it we have a far extending view of pretty tiled cottages amongst the trees and rising grounds, one of which is crowned by the church ; whilst to the right lies the Court, the home of the Morland family, with its lovely gardens and charming old-world rooms. But the Court is so hidden in the leafy foliage of its surrounding trees, that we may walk through Lamberhurst, studying its old inn, moat, and pretty timbered cottages, without realizing the fact that the great painter lived here, and learnt to study nature's book under these delightful influences. extract from Lady Hope's English Homes and Villages published in 1909

Lamberhurst 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
2285	Births				7	3	3	23	68	95	337	544	781	419	5
393	Christenings				5	2	3	23	65	66	110	112		5	2
170	Marriages			2	12	16	2	12	18	44	32	28	4
13	Deaths							2		2	1	3		3	2
18	Burials							4	1	2	4	4	1		2

Books and other documents

The History of Tunbridge Wells by Thomas Benge Burr in 1766 - Page 250

The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent - Volume V by Edward Hasted in 1798 - Page 294

Tunbridge Wells and its Neighbourhood by Paul Amsinck and Letitia Byrne in 1810 - Page 32

Guide of Tunbridge Wells in 1830 - Page 158

Descriptive Sketches of Tunbridge Wells and the Calverley Estate by John Britton, F.S.A. in 1832 - Page 116

Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex in 1839

New Guide for Tunbridge Wells by John Colbran and edited by James Phippen in 1840 - Page 198

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

Pelton's Illustrated Guide to Tunbridge Wells by J. Radford Thomson, M.A. in 1883 - Page 179

Scotney Castle by Edward Hussey in 1887 - Page 38

Highways and Byways in Kent by Walter Jerrold with Illustrations by Hugh Thomson in 1914 - Page 254

Country Houses of Kent by Arthur Oswald in 1933 - Page 8

Lamberhurst pictures	Scotney Castle 12th Aug 1786	Scotney Castle 1809	Scotney Castle 1809	The Court Lodge 1809	Lamberhurst Church 1809	Bayham Abbey 16th Dec 1871	Remains of Scotney Castle 1887
	Old Scotney Castle 1887	Stair House 27th July 1889	Scotney Castle 1900	Lamberhurst 1900	Bayham c 1900	Scotney Castle c 1900	Lamberhurst c 1900