Hoath and Herne - The Last of the Forest
With articles on Chislet, Upstreet, Westbere, Sturry and Fordwich.
Edited by K.H.McIntosh and H.E.Gough
Illustrations and Map by Roger Higham
ISBN 0 9502423 7 3. First published in 1984.
This A5 size paperback on Hoath village and Herne village in Kent has 184 pages and includes many old photographs, line drawings and plans. A fold out map of the area is at the back.
Price: £4.50
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Local historical articles on Hoath and Herne villages with articles on Chislet, Upstreet, Westbere, Sturry and Fordwich
This book has been written by local historians and experts and includes the following
articles relating to the villages of Hoath and Herne in Kent.
Hoath and Herne
Old Stone age finds in the Stour Valley
The Roman Road from Sturry To Reculver via Hoath
The Earlist Church at Herne
Domesday and Manorial Matters
Reculver and the Cinque Ports
Church Life in Herne and Hoath
Siamese twins at Herne, 1565
The cHurch of Holy Cross at Hoath
The Archbishop's Manor House, Ford, Hoath
Sir John Fyneux of Herne
Chislet Marshes
Monumental Brasses of Herne and Hoath
Rushbourne Manor
Nicholas Ridley
The bells and clock of St Martin's church, Herne
George Kennard
Westbere House and the Newmans
The Windmills at Herne, Herne Bay and Hoath
Herne - houses
The Blean Bastille
Sturry and Fordwich houses
Herne in 1847 and 1907
Herne National School
Scholars at Herne School, 1919
The Ford Pumping station
The Marist Brothers of Grove Ferry
Westbere village history
Mosses found in the district
Sergeant Harry Wells, V.C.
The Broomfield Landing Ground
A Hoath Childhood
Murder near Maypole
The 1927 floods
The Amos family
Firwood, Herne Common
Hoath School
Index of personal names
plus other shorter articles
Hoath book and Herne village book
This book would appeal to anyone who has lived or visited the villages of Hoath and Herne in Kent.