NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Snodland

Coordinates: 51°19′41″N 0°26′48″E / 51.328, 0.4467Snodland is a small town in the county of Kent, England, located on the River Medway between Rochester and Maidstone. It has a population of about 12,000 people. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Tonbridge and Malling is a local government district and borough in the English county of Kent. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of English administrative division used for the purposes of local government. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... South East England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping, concerning these countries; thus the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has used the phrase in reference to the parts of former Yugoslavia... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Kent Police is the police force covering Kent in England, including the unitary authority of Medway. ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of Kent covering a geographical area south of London, to the coast and including major shipping routes via the Thames and Medway rivers. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... As of 1st July the NHS Ambulance Services Trusts of Kent, Surrey and Sussex are being joined together to form a new South East Coast Ambulance Service . ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... South East England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places... This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Kent, England. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Rivers in Kent, showing the Medway. ... , Rochester is a town in Kent, England, at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway about 30 miles (50 km) from London. ... For other uses, see Maidstone (disambiguation). ...

History

Snodland as a settlement betrays its comparatively recent history of industrialisation, with long terraces of utilitarian homes, factories and a landscape scarred by chalk extraction. It would probably be as picturesque as neighbouring Birling if it had not been pressed into industrial service in the 19th century. Birling can refer to several places in England: Birling, Kent Birling, Northumberland Birling Gap, Sussex See also: Birlingham, Worcestershire Birling can also refer to the sport of logrolling as practiced by lumberjacks. ...

The first Roman advance in the conquest of Britain is popularly thought to have crossed the Medway at Snodland. The crossing is marked by a memorial on the other side of the river from Snodland, near Burham. Near this spot, a ferry later carried pilgrims bound for Canterbury along the Pilgrims Way. The Pilgrims Way is reputedly the route taken by pilgrims to the shrine of Thomas Becket from Winchester in Hampshire to Canterbury in Kent, England. ...

By the Domesday survey, Snodland and adjoining Halling were owned by the Bishop of Rochester. Bishop Gundulph, at the end of the 11th Century, built a palace at Halling that was used by his successors until the 1500s. Halling is a village on the North Downs in the Northern part of Kent covering 7. ...

Lime working had been carried out at Snodland for centuries, but expanded dramatically in the 19th Century, as building boomed. The firm of Poynder and Medlicott began quarrying on the Snodland-Halling border in the early 1800s and the company was taken over by William Lee in 1846. Others followed and the last one was built in 1923 by W L H Roberts at Holborough. Lime for building the Waterloo and new London bridges came from the area.

The paper-making industry came to Snodland about 1740, when the May family built a mill; the Hook family took over in 1854. New manufacturing techniques and the coming of the railway in the 1850s improved paper production from five to 70 tons a week. Snodland's population doubled between 1840 and 1857. After the Maidstone-Rochester railway was opened on June 18 1856, the village trebled in size between 1861 and 1881.

One of Snodland's most famous residents was Thomas Fletcher Waghorn (1800-50), a postal pioneer who shortened the overland route between England and India from three months to between 35 and 45 days. Some of its most famous residents are: The de Ritis family, the bridges family and the baker family. Thomas Fletcher Waghorn (1800-50) whose statue stands in Chatham, Kent, was a postal pioneer who discovered a new route from Great Britain to India. ...

New Snodland

Snodland is gradually becoming a larger and larger town, with major developments going on in and around it. Several of its parks have been developed by Snodland Town Council.

Snodland is now under a 10-year development plan by Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council to redevelop and expand the Holborough part of Snodland. Berkeley Homes are building about 1,000 homes on the Holborough Quarry development.

Judge Dread

The white reggae star Judge Dread (real name Alex Hughes, 1945-98) lived in Snodland. Eleven of Hughes's songs were banned by the BBC, starting with Big Six in 1972. Hughes had worked as a club bouncer in Brixton, a wrestler (called the Masked Executioner), a bodyguard for Prince Buster and a DJ before his career in "rude reggae". Alexander Minto Hughes (1945 - March 12, 1998), better known as Judge Dread, a British reggae and ska artist. ... Brixton is an area of South London, England, part of the London Borough of Lambeth. ... Cecil Bustamente Campbell (born May 28, 1938), better known as Prince Buster, is a musician from Kingston, Jamaica and regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of ska and rocksteady music. ...

He died from a heart attack on March 13, 1998, shortly after finishing a set at the Penny Theatre, Canterbury, Kent. A road in Snodland is now named after him. Several Judge Dread songs refer to Snodland or mention Snodland in the lyrics. Belle of Snodland Town and Last Tango in Snodland are two examples. Alexander Minto Hughes (1945 - March 12, 1998), better known as Judge Dread, a British reggae and ska artist. ...

Geography

Snodland is located at 51°20′00″N, 00°27′00″E (51.3333,0.4500)¹. A gazetteer is a geographic dictionary index; a combination atlas/almanac. ...

Communications: Snodland is on the main road that connects the Medway Towns with the main London - Channel Ports (the A20). Heavy commercial traffic through the village centre eventually resulted in the building of the Snodland by-pass. The branch railway line between Strood and Maidstone also stops at Snodland This article is about Medway in England. ... Statistics Population: 33182 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ725695 Administration District: Medway Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Kent Historic county: Kent Services Police force: Kent Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South East Coast Post office and telephone Post town: ROCHESTER... For other uses, see Maidstone (disambiguation). ...

Sources

A village sacrificed to industry, by Stephen Rayner, Memories page, Medway News, August, 2003. Reproduced with permission.

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