Hadlow, Kent

Description
Hadlow, a village and a parish in Kent. The village stands on an affluent of the Medway, 1 1/2 mile N of the Med-way navigation, and 4 1/2 miles NE of Tunbridge station on the S.E.R., with a post, money order, and telegraph office under Tunbridge. Acreage of parish, 5936; population, 2318. A church and two mills were here at Domesday. A castle also was erected soon afterwards by the Fitz-Gilberts; and a modern edifice, in the Pointed Monastic style, bearing the name of Hadlow Castle, occupies the site of the ancient castle, presents an imposing appearance, and has a tower 170 feet high, designed after the manner of Fonthill, richly decorated, and commanding an extensive view of the surrounding country. There are hop-grounds, brick-fields, and breweries. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury; gross value, £990 with residence. The church was attached to the preceptory of Hospitallers in West Peckham, consists of nave, aisle, and chancel, with a tower, and contains a monument to Sir John Eivers, of the time of James I. There are Baptist and Wesleyan chapels, and a literary institute, reading-room, and lecture-room.