Kemsley
| Kemsley | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Sittingbourne | |
| Postcode district | ME10 | |
| Police | Kent | |
| Fire | Kent | |
| Ambulance | South East Coast | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Kemsley, once a separate village, is now a suburb of Sittingbourne in Kent, England.
According to
Asserius Menevensis in his contemporary survey, the Danes built a fortress or castle here in 893 at a place called 'Kemsley downe'. This later became 'Castle Rough'.[3]
At the end of the 19th century, the site of the village was simply a row of cottages beside a
fortified manor house Castle Rough
.
In 1924, with expansion impossible at the old Sittingbourne Paper Mills, owner
Sheerness Line
.
References
Media related to Kemsley at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ "2005 Ward Level Population Estimates" (PDF). Kent County Council. September 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ Hasted, Edward (1799). "Parishes". The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. 6. Institute of Historical Research: 163–192. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Map Page". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
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