Swanscombe
OS Grid Reference: TQ5974
The 1841 population was 1,703
The 1841 population was 1,703
Administrative Units
Swanscombe fell within the Hundred of Axtane. Its 19th century Registration District & Poor Law Union was Dartford.
Probate Jurisdiction was Rochester.
Swanscombe included the Thameside village of Greenhithe.
See NWKFHS publications West Kent Sources and School Records for further information.
Census Publications
- 1851 Name Index and Page Images published on CD-Rom as part of CD8 (Dartford Registration District).
- 1851 Name Index (only) published on microfiche as part of Volume V (Dartford Registration District).
- 1891 Transcript published on CD-Rom as part of CD3 (Dartford Registration District).
For ordering details see Census CD-ROMs on the Publication List page.
Church and Chapels (pre 1910)
Swanscombe, St Peter & St Paul
Church of England - Ancient Parish Church
Original Registers
These date from 1559.
Transcript published by Rob Cottrell (Microfiche Ref. C25, C47). See Thames & Medway Riverside Parish Register Publications.
Images published by NWKFHS (CD-Rom Ref. OR39) See Parish Register Publications.
Original Registers
These date from 1559.
Transcript published by Rob Cottrell (Microfiche Ref. C25, C47). See Thames & Medway Riverside Parish Register Publications.
Images published by NWKFHS (CD-Rom Ref. OR39) See Parish Register Publications.
St Peter & St Paul - Sep 1999
Greenhithe, St Mary, London Rd
Church built 1855-6; parish created 1857 from Swanscombe Sts Peter & Paul.
Original Registers
These date from 1857.
Transcript published by Rob Cottrell (Microfiche Ref. C23). See Thames & Medway Riverside Parish Register Publications.
Images published by NWKFHS (CD-Rom Ref. OR43). See Parish Register Publications.
Original Registers
These date from 1857.
Transcript published by Rob Cottrell (Microfiche Ref. C23). See Thames & Medway Riverside Parish Register Publications.
Images published by NWKFHS (CD-Rom Ref. OR43). See Parish Register Publications.
St Mary
Swanscombe, All Saints, Galley Hill
Church built 1893, succeeding iron church (1882); declared redundant 1971; parish created 1883 from Swanscombe Sts Peter & Paul.
Original Registers
These date from 1884.
Transcript published by Rob Cottrell (Microfiche Ref. C62). See Thames & Medway Riverside Parish Register Publications.
Images published by NWKFHS (CD- Rom Ref. OR42). See Parish Register Publications.
Original Registers
These date from 1884.
Transcript published by Rob Cottrell (Microfiche Ref. C62). See Thames & Medway Riverside Parish Register Publications.
Images published by NWKFHS (CD- Rom Ref. OR42). See Parish Register Publications.
All Saints - Sep 1999
Roman Catholic
- Greenhithe, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel: High St. (1859) Church (re?)built 1874, demolished 1973. Original registers from 1866.
Independent/Congregational
- Congregational: High St, Greenhithe. (1819). No information on registers.
- Congregational: Ingress Vale, Knockhall Lane, Greenhithe. (1860). No information on registers.
Wesleyan/Methodist
- Wesleyan: Avenue Rd, Greenhithe. (1836). No information on registers.
- Wesleyan: Galley hill. (1884). No information on registers.
- Methodist: Milton Rd. (1888). Original registers from 1888.