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Although there is no mention of the village of Birling pre-Norman Conquest, it features in Domesday Book which was written in 1086. At that time, there were 30 households, 12 acres of meadow and pasture and 50 cattle. It also mentions the All Saints church, but major developments on the building were made around 400 years later. [8]
Oct 10, 2024 · The village and church of Birling lies low on the southern side of the parish, having the church in it, between which and the foot of the hills is Birling-place, the antient residence of the Nevills; there are some remains of it yet left, particularly of a gateway of stone, reminding us of its former condition.
Birling comes from the Old English ‘ingas’ meaning the ‘people of, people called after’ combined with a personal name; therefore ‘Bærla’s people’. The Domesday Book records Birling as Berlinge. Birling parish church is a Grade: I listed building, dedicated to All Saints. The Normans built it in the 11th century, with alterations ...
Historical Description. Birling or Byrling, a parish in Kent, adjacent to the river Medway, 2½ miles WSW of Snodland station on the S.E.R., and 6 NW of Maidstone, under which it has a post office; money order and telegraph office, Snodland (S.O.) Acreage, 1918; population, 1384. The manor belonged formerly to the Mainmots, the Says, and the ...
Birling is a village and civil parish in the Tonbridge and Malling district of Kent, England, about seven miles west of Maidstone. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 430 increasing to 437 at the 2011 Census: 224 male and 213 female. It is south-west of the nearby town of Snodland and only 37 miles away from the capital.
The village has a population of around 1,500 people and is a popular destination for tourists who are looking to escape the hustle and bustle of city life. One of the most notable landmarks in Birling Kent is the St. Peter and St. Paul Church. This beautiful church dates back to the 12th century and is a fine example of Norman architecture.
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About Birling. Birling is a small village of around 500 people today with a relatively small size, as parishes go, and much of the local land being farming and pasture land. The history of the church building certainly would suggest that the history of our community goes back as far as the Domesday Book (1086). The origin of the name ‘Birling ...
