Hopping (1825): acreage under hops

Post date: Mar 29, 2012 9:10:27 PM

Extract from Sussex Advertiser of 6th March 1826 on a report to House of Commons on acreage of land under hops in 1825 (parishes near to Wateringbury have been highlighted):

ROCHESTER COLLECTION. Ash, 66—Aylesford, 182—Allington, 112—Addington, 7 1/2_ —Bredgon, 22—Borden. 40 1/2_ —Brexley, 12—Brasted, 59 3/4—Birling 98—Barming, 313— Boughton Malherbe, 48—Do. Manchelsea, 231 — Broomfield, 11—Bearsted, 112—Boxley, 238—Burham, 28—Bicknor, 7—Bredhurst, 10 1/2— Bapchild, 21 1/2—Brenckley, 60 —Cray, St. Mary. 70—Cheddingston, 60—Chelsfield. 13—Cuxton 18—Charing, 5—Chart Sutton, 68—Chart, 12— Cobham, 48 1/2—Clyf, 7—Chatham, 32 1/2—Darenth, 26 1/2—Ditton, 97—Deptling, 54—Donnington, 16-Eynesford, 17—Edenbridge, 33 1/4—Eastling, 6— Egerton, 4—Erith, 16—Farningham, 16--Faulkham, I3 1/2—Frinsbury, 6—Farleigh East, 466—Farleigh West, 380—Frinstead,5—GilIingham,32 1/4--Horton Kirby, 39—Heven, 15 3/4 —Hadlow, 517—Hunton, 253—Hollingbourne,30—Harrietsham, 32—Hucking, Headcorn, 110—Halling, 2—Hartley, 7 1/2Hartlip, 8 1/2 —Igtham, 119—Ifield, 28—Kemsing, 14—Kingsdown,8—Kingsdown near Sittingbourne, 34—Luddesdown, 32—Leigh, 508 1/2—Lullingstone, 10—Limpsfield, 3—Loose, 220—Leeds, 231—Lenham, 80—Leyboume,74—Longfield, 14—Lidgeon, 7—Langley, 101—Linton, 30—Maidstone, 473— Mereworth, 220—Malling, West, 149—Malling, East, 231—Marden, 48—Milstead, 9 1/2—Margaret, St. 9—Meopham, 88 1/2—Milton, 2--Nettlestead, 168 —Newnham, 12—Newington, 60 1/4, —Nurstead, 16— Northfleet, 51 1/2—Oxted, 26—Otford,16 -Offham, 104-Otham, 138-Penshurst, 126 3/4 —Peckham, East 532—Peckham, West, 89—Ryarsh, 141—Ridley, 6—Rainham, 7 —Rodmersham, 8—Stone, 9—Shipbourne, 28 1/4—Shoreham, 39 1/4—Sevenoaks, 193 3/4— Sundridge, 76—Sittingbourne, 10—Seal 142 1/2-Strood, 7—Snodland, 39—Stockbury,68 1/2—Sutton, 184—Sutton, East, 102—Shorne, 274—Southfleet, 32 3/4—Stansted, 50 1/4—Tonge, 22 1/2— Teynham, 8— Tunbridge, 409—Titsey,9—Trosley, 31 3/4 — Teston, 85—Tudeley, 228—Thurnham, 109—Turnstead, 14 —Upchurch, 10—Ulcomb, 130—Wilmington, 2-Westerham, 73 3/4 —Wrotham, 468—Wateringbury, 341—Witchling, 16—Wormshill, 11—Yalding, 790.—Total 12,244 1/4 acres. Duty—£9,332. os. 2d.

Total number of acres under the cultivation of Hops in Great Britain, 46,718 3/4.

The tithe survey of 1839 for Wateringbury recorded 197 acres of hops and 78 acres of mixed hops and fruit.