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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
Bethersden is a village and civil parish in the Asford district of Kent. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethersden+ Bethersden Wikipedia]<br> | |||
Bethersden St Margaret is an Ancient Parish. <br> | |||
The church of St Margaret, Church Hill, Bethersden has been designated as a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-180655-church-of-st-margaret-bethersden+ British listed building]<br> | |||
Also in the village is the Baptist church (Union Chapel) which dates from the 1790's desire and the 1804/5 building prior to 1806 dedication. [http://unionchapel.co.uk/+ Church website]<br> | |||
See also [http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/01/03/00.htm+ Kent Archeology Society] and Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 7 (1798), pp. 485-496. [ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63437&strquery=Bethersden+ at British History Online] <br> | |||
Bethersden was previously well-known for producing Marble and was a centre of the Kentish wool trade. Lovelace Place in Bethersden was the birthplace of 17th-century poet Richard Lovelace. <br> | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||