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Stroud in Kent County England History and GeographySTROUD, a parish partly within the jurisdiction of the borough of ROCHESTER, and partly in the hundred of SHAMWELL, lathe of AYLESFORD, county of KENT, ½ a mile (N.W.) from Rochester, containing 2704 inhabitants. The village consists of one principal street, on the high road from London to Rochester, to which latter place it is joined by a bridge over the Medway, at its eastern extremity: the houses are irregularly built, and equally destitute of uniformity and respectability of appearance; but since the last act of parliament for paving, watching, and lighting the village, it has been considerably improved: the adjoining heights command interesting and extensive prospects. The inhabitants are principally engaged in maritime pursuits, in the fisheries on the Medway, and in dredging for oysters, of which large quantities, as well as shrimps, are sent to the London and other markets: the trade principally arises from the resort of sea-faring men, from its situation as a thoroughfare, and, more particularly, from its proximity to Rochester. The fair is on August 17th, and the three following days, by grant of King John, and has become very considerable. That part of the parish, called Stroud Extra, which is not within the borough of Rochester is under the jurisdiction of the county magistrates, and within that of the court of requests held at Rochester, for the recovery of debts not exceeding £5. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Rochester, endowed with £200 private benefaction, and £400 royal bounty, and in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Rochester. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is a neat building of stone, situated at the western extremity of the village, and consists of a nave and aisles; in the south aisle is a chapel, the floor of which contains some handsome specimens of Mosaic work. There is a place of worship for Independents. Francis Barrell, Esq., in 1718, bequeathed £1100 for the endowment of three charity schools, one to be in Stroud, for instructing thirty children, of which number twenty were to be of this parish; and, in 1721, Mr. William Turner gave a rent-charge of £2 for the same purpose. Of Stroud Temple, originally a preceptory founded for Knights Templars, and valued at the dissolution at £52. 6. 10., there are some interesting remains on the Temple farm; and of Stroud hospital, founded by Bishop Gilbert de Glanville, in the reign of Richard I., for infirm and indigent travellers, the almonry, which has been converted into a stable, and some other portions, are remaining. About two miles from Stroud, on the London road, is Gadshill, celebrated by Shakspeare as the scene of Falstaffs valorous exploits. From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1831, courtesy of Databases 4 Sale |
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