Waldershare

Waldershare
All Saints Church
Waldershare Location within Kent
OS grid reference	TR2948
Civil parish	Tilmanstone
District	Dover
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Dover
Postcode district	CT15
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
List of places UK England Kent 51°11′N1°16′E / 51.19°N 1.26°E / 51.19; 1.26

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]

References

1. "Waldershare Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham . Retrieved 19 May 2024.
2. "Place name: Waldershare". The National Archives . Retrieved 19 May 2024.
3. Open Domesday: Waldershare. Accessed May 2020.
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. "Population statistics Waldershare AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 19 May 2024.
6. "Relationships and changes Waldershare AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

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