Willesborough, Kent

Description
Willesborough, a village and a parish in Kent. The village stands 1 3/4 mile E of Ashford station on the S.E.R., and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Ashford. The parish includes Aylesford hamlet and part of Ashford' Newtown called Alfred Town, and contains East Ashford workhouse. Acreage, 1478; population, 3234. There is a parish council consisting of thirteen members. The Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham is lord of the manor. An ancient house standing opposite the church belonged at one time to the family of William Harvey, M.D., the discoverer of the circulation of the blood. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury; net value, £220 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury. The church is a building of stone in various styles of architecture, and has been well restored. Christ Church is a Free church, and was erected in 1874.