Wichling
Village in Kent, England
title: "Wichling" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-kent", "civil-parishes-in-kent"] description: "Village in Kent, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-kent" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wichling" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in Kent, England ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | England |
| region | South East England |
| shire_district | Maidstone |
| shire_county | Kent |
| static_image_name | St. Margaret's church, Wichling - geograph.org.uk - 1240300.jpg |
| static_image_caption | St Margaret's Church, Wichling |
| constituency_westminster | Faversham and Mid Kent |
| postcode_area | ME |
| postcode_district | ME9 |
| post_town | SITTINGBOURNE |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
| country = England | region = South East England | shire_district = Maidstone | shire_county = Kent | static_image_name = St. Margaret's church, Wichling - geograph.org.uk - 1240300.jpg | static_image_caption = St Margaret's Church, Wichling | constituency_westminster = Faversham and Mid Kent | postcode_area = ME | postcode_district = ME9 | post_town = SITTINGBOURNE | coordinates =
Wichling (otherwise Wychling) is a village and civil parish within the local government district of Maidstone, in England. The parish lies approximately 10 mi to the east of Maidstone. It lies near the top of the ridge of the North Downs and consists mainly of isolated farms and houses: the population is therefore small in number.
A small settlement was recorded in Domesday Book as "Winchelsmere". The Lord of the manor was Hugh, nephew of Herbert ("the same Hugh") who held the land from the Bishop of Bayeux, at that time Odo of Bayeux. There was ploughed land of around 400 acres (half a "sulung"), there was enough woodland for 5 pigs and the church is mentioned. Before the Norman Conquest it had been worth 100 shillings (£5), but after the conquest was only worth 40 shillings (£2).
The parish church dedicated to St Margaret was begun in the 12th century and restored 1882–3 by Clarke. The church has two bells set for swing chiming by lever, the earliest of which is from 1430 by John Walgrave of London.
The first tier of local government is a parish meeting.
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References
References
- (12 October 2020). "St Margaret, Wychling (Wichling), Church of England". GENUKI.
- {{OpenDomesday. TQ9155. wichling. Wichling
- (2003). "Domesday Book, a complete translation". Penguin.
- Hudson Berkley Reinhart Ltd. "Wichling". faversham.org.
- {{National Heritage List for England
- (11 May 2020). "Wychling, St Margaret".
- "Wichling Parish Meeting".
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