Sevenoaks
OS Grid Reference: TQ5255
The 1841 population was 5,061
The 1841 population was 5,061
Administrative Units
Sevenoaks fell within the Hundred of Codsheath. Its 19th century Registration District & Poor Law Union was Sevenoaks.
Probate Jurisdiction was Shoreham to 1845, PCC 1846-57.
Sevenoaks included the settlements of Riverhead, Weald and Kippington.
See NWKFHS publications West Kent Sources and School Records for further information.
Census Publications
- 1851 Name Index (only) published on microfiche as part of Volume VI (Sevenoaks Registration DistrictI.
For ordering details see Census CD-ROMs on the Publication List page.
Church and Chapels (pre 1910)
Sevenoaks, St Nicholas
Church of England - Ancient Parish Church
Original Registers
These date from 1559.
Original Registers
These date from 1559.
St Nicholas - Aug 1998
Weald, St George, Church Rd
Church built 1820; parish created 1821 from Sevenoaks St Nicholas.
Original Registers
These date from 1902.
Original Registers
These date from 1902.
St George - May 2014
Riverhead, St Mary
Church built 1831; parish created 1832 from Sevenoaks St Nicholas.
Original Registers
These date from 1864.
Memorial Inscriptions
Transcript published by NWKFHS (Microfiche Ref. F28). See MI Publications.
Original Registers
These date from 1864.
Memorial Inscriptions
Transcript published by NWKFHS (Microfiche Ref. F28). See MI Publications.
St Mary - Jun 2014
Sevenoaks, St John the Baptist, St Johns Hill
Church built 1858-9; parish created 1878 from Sevenoaks St Nicholas.
Original Registers
These date from 1877.
Original Registers
These date from 1877.
St John the Baptist - Oct 2006
Kippington, St Mary, Kippington Rd
Church built 1878-80; parish created 1877 from Sevenoaks St Nicholas & Riverhead.
Original Registers
These date from 1878.
Original Registers
These date from 1878.
St Mary - Oct 2006
Roman Catholic
- St Thomas of Canterbury: formerly Holy Trinity, Granville Rd. Built 1896, incorporating earlier chapel (Holy Trinity, 1880). Original registers from 1889.
Baptist
- Baptist: The Vine.
Original Registers
These date from 1820.
Baptist, Sevenoaks, The Vine - Oct 2006
Independent/Congregational
- Congregational: St Johns Hill.
Original Registers
These date from 1865.
Congregational, Sevenoaks, St Johns Hill - Oct 2006
Wesleyan/Methodist
- Wesleyan: Weald, The Green.
Wesleyan: Weald, The Green - May 2014
Wesleyan/Methodist cont.
- Wesleyan: St John (1802). Original registers from 1796.
- Methodist: Original registers from 1814.