Waldershare Explained

Country:England
Static Image:All Saints Church, Waldershare.jpg
Static Image Width:220px
Static Image Caption:All Saints Church
Official Name:Waldershare
Coordinates:51.19°N 1.26°W
Label Position:top
Civil Parish:Tilmanstone
Shire District:Dover
Shire County:Kent
Region:South East England
Postcode District:CT15
Postcode Area:CT
Os Grid Reference:TR2948

Waldershare is a village in the civil parish of Tilmanstone, in the Dover district, in Kent, England, near Dover. It has a church called All Saints Church.

History

The name "Waldershare" means 'District of the forest-dwellers'.[1] Waldershare was recorded in the Domesday Book as Walwalesere.[2] In 1086, the village was in the hundred of Eastry in the ancient Lathe of Eastry.[3] By 1295 the ancient lathe had been merged into the Lathe of St. Augustine. In the 18th century, the noble family of Waldershare were lords of a manor in the parish of Shebbertswell.[4] In 1931 the parish had a population of 109.[5] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Tilmanstone and Ripple.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Waldershare Key to English Place-names. The University of Nottingham. 19 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Place name: Waldershare. The National Archives. 19 May 2024.
  3. https://opendomesday.org/place/TR2948/waldershare/ Open Domesday: Waldershare
  4. Hasted, Edward. "Parishes: Shebbertswell." The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 9. Canterbury: W Bristow, 1800. 375-384. British History Online. Retrieved 29 March 2018
  5. Web site: Population statistics Waldershare AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 19 May 2024.
  6. Web site: Relationships and changes Waldershare AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 19 May 2024.