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MARKET TOWNS OF KENT (from SDUK Penny Cyclopedia)

Goudhurst in 1836

Goudhurst is partly in Marden and partly in Cranbrook hundred, in the lathe of Scray. The church, which is on a commanding eminence, is a spacious fabric with a low massive western tower formerly crowned with a lofty spire. Goudhurst was formerly one of the clothing towns of the Weald, and had a weekly market. Population in 1831, 2,758.