Transcribed by Susan D. Young.

Kent Archive and Library reference .

About two miles north from Blenden is the village of East Wickham, in the lathe of Sutton at Hone and hundred of Lessness. The church is dedicated to Saint Michael is a small edifice; the living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to the vicarage Plumstead. In an endowed school, founded in 1727 by Mr William FOSTER, thirty three boys and nineteen girls are instructed. In 1831 the parish contained 399 inhabitants.

One mile from East Wickham, partly in that parish and partly in that of Bexley, is the compact little village of Welling. It presents nothing remarkable.

POST OFFICE – Bexley, Thomas KELSEY, Postmaster. Letters from London arrive every morning at eight, forenoon at half past eleven and evening at six, and are despatched every morning at half past eight and afternoon at three.

POST OFFICE – Welling, Henry WAGHORN, Postmaster. Letters from London arrive every morning at eight, noon at twelve and evening at seven and are despatched every morning at half past seven and afternoon at a quarter before three.

COACHES
To and from London & Dover, and Dartford, Rochester, Chatham &c. pass through Bexley daily.

CARRIERS
To London, Thomas PARKER and Wm. SCEVITY, from Bexley daily; and other carriers to and from London and the coast are through continually.

SURNAME or NAME OF BUSINESS	GIVEN NAME or PROPRIETOR	RESIDENCE	TRADE or OCCUPATION
COWTHED	William	East Wickham	Boot & Shoemaker
DIXON	Robert	East Wickham	Market Gardeners
HAYNES	John, Esq.	Wickham house	Nobility, Gentry & Clergy
HORN	James	Welling	Tailors
LENNINGTON	John	East Wickham	Boot & Shoemaker
MONK	John	East Wickham	Market Gardeners
NATIONAL SCHOOL	Alexander BUCHAN, master; Mary BUCHAN, mistress.	East Wickham	Academies & Schools
POWELL	Baden, Rev.	East Wickham	Nobility, Gentry & Clergy
REEVES	John	East Wickham	Bakers
SHACKLETON	John, Rev.	Plumstead	Nobility, Gentry & Clergy
SIMMONDS	Richard, Mr.	Upton	Nobility, Gentry & Clergy