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Melvilles 1858 Directory of Kent.
Melvilles 1858 Directory of Kent.
TROTTESCLIFFE, a very small village, nine miles west of Maidstone, and three
miles N.W. of Malling. The population in 1851 was 253. The church is dedicated
to St. Peter. The living is a rectory, in the patronage of the Bishop of
Rochester; the Rev. E.G. Shepherd, M.A., is the incumbent.
POST-OFFICE. - Mrs, Susannah Packham, Receiver. Letters arrive through
Maidstone.
The nearest Money Order Office is at Wrotham.
Shepperd, Rev. E. G., Rectory.
TRADERS.
Campbell, Daniel, blacksmith
Dumbrell, Thomas, wheelwright
Godden, James, farmer
Jeffrey, John, beer retailer
Luxford, J., butcher
Luxford, John, farmer
Miles, James, George
Shrubsole, John, farmer
Usher, John, farmer