Chatham, Kent
Location
Chatham is an Ancient Parish located in the north-west of the county of Kent. It is about 25 miles to the north of
Tenterden. The town of
Royal Tunbridge Wells is about 23 miles to the south-west and
Hastings about 40 miles to the south with
Rye about 35 miles to the south-south-east.
For additional information please see
Wikipedia: Chatham.
Parish Church
The Parish (CofE) Church is St Mary, Chatham which can be seen
here on Google Street View.
Parish Registers
The Kent Archives and Local History website lists a holding of parish registers for Chatham, but provides no detail. See
https://www.kentarchives.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Where-to-find-parish-registers.pdf (accessed 29 Aug 2023)
Adjacent (Pre 1832) Parishes
To the east of Chatham lies the parish of
Gillingham, with
Luton to the south east. To the west lies
Rochester (St Margaret). To the north is
Rochester (St Nicholas,
Frindsbury, and
Brompton.
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