Waldershare, Kent

Description
Waldershare, a parish in Kent, 2 1/2 miles E of Shepherds Well station on the L.C. & D.R., and 5 NNW of Dover. Post town, Dover. Acreage, 1020; population of the civil parish, 140; of the ecclesiastical, 572. The manor belonged to the Malmaynes, passed to the Monyns, the Furneses, and Lord North, and with Waldershare Park belongs now to the Earl of Guildford. The mansion was built in the time of William III. by Sir H. Furnese, and the grounds are extensive, and contain a monumental tower which commands a view to the coast of France. The living is a vicarage, with Ashley annexed, in the diocese of Canterbury; gross value, £175 with residence. The church is a small building of flint, has been well restored, and contains some handsome memorials to the Monyns and Furnese families.