Shorne
OS Grid Reference: TQ6971
The 1841 population was 878
The 1841 population was 878
Administrative Units
Shorne fell within the Hundred of Shamwell. Its 19th century Registration District & Poor Law Union was North Aylesford.
Probate Jurisdiction was Rochester.
Shorne included the hamlet of Merston or Mareston.
See NWKFHS publications West Kent Sources and School Records for further information.
For project purposes this parish is covered by Kent FHS.
Church and Chapels (pre 1910)
Shorne, St Peter & St Paul
Church of England - Ancient Parish Church.
Original Registers
These date from 1538.
Transcript published by Rob Cottrell (Microfiche Ref. C13). See Thames & Medway Riverside Parish Register Publications.
Original Registers
These date from 1538.
Transcript published by Rob Cottrell (Microfiche Ref. C13). See Thames & Medway Riverside Parish Register Publications.
St Peter & St Paul - Dec 1997
Roman Catholic
- St Katherine: Smith St. 14th century chapel, restored c1897 as a RC convent chapel. Original registers from 1897.
Wesleyan/Methodist
- Wesleyan: Ridgeway. (1838). No information on registers.
- Methodist: The Street. (1893). No information on registers.