Ickham, Kent Family History Guide

Ickham is an Ancient Parish in the county of Kent.

Other places in the parish include: Well

Alternative names: Ickham and Well

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1557
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1570

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

ICKHAM, a village and a parish in Bridge district, Kent.

The village stands on the Little Stour river, 2½ miles NE of Beaksbourne r. station, and 4½ E of Canterbury; and was anciently called Yecham.

The parish contains also Well hamlet, formerly a chapelry. Post-town, Wingham, under Sandwich. Acres, 2,440. Real property, £6,475. Pop., 588. Houses, 118. The property is divided among a few.

Lee Priory belonged formerly to the Barrets, and had a monastic appearance; but belongs now to F. Philips, Esq., and has been altered and enlarged in the domestic pointed style. Well Court belonged formerly to the Cliffords.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £997. Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church consists of nave and aisles, with a cross septiment and a tower; and was recently repaired and beautified. Charities, £15.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Kent, Ickham – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions in the churchyard of Wickhambreux
Author:    Tyler, Frank Watt; Matthews, A. Weight (Arthur Weight), 1865-1937

England, Kent, Ickham – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Ickham, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

England, Kent, Ickham – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Ickham, 1570-1906
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Ickham (Kent)

Parish register extracts, 1570-1906
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Ickham (Kent)

Parish registers for Ickham, 1557-1952
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Ickham (Kent)

Parish registers
Author:    Kent Family History Society; Kent Family History Society. Global Branch (England)

England, Kent, Ickham – Land and property ( 1 )
Deeds, etc., Ickham, Littlebourne and Wickhambreux, 1457 -1870

England, Kent, Ickham – Manors ( 1 )
Manorial papers, 1300-1898
Author:    Manors of Elham and Well Court (Kent); Kent Archives Office

England, Kent, Ickham – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Ickham, 1780-1828
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Kent); Kent Archives Office

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

  • Civil Registration District: Bridge
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Canterbury
  • Rural Deanery: Pre-1845 – None, 1844-1873 – Bridge, Post-1873 – East Bridge
  • Poor Law Union: Bridge
  • Hundred: Downhamford
  • Province: Canterbury