How did the road get its name?
The road is so-called because it leads to the centre of Aldington and is the road where there is the greatest concentration of old houses. On the Aldington Enclosure Map of 1807 it leads into the road called Badsey Road, and is described in the Award Schedules as an ancient lane.
When did housing development begin?
Village Street is the original heart of the village where the oldest cottages are to be found, some dating back to the 16th century or earlier. The housing is primarily on the western side where there are six ancient dwellings, and Sherwood Farm, a 1960s house which replaced an older property. On the east side, there are two 1970s’ detached houses, built on the site of some cottages which were demolished in the 19th century. In the centre of the village is Aldington Manor, which is the early 19th-century extension of the original Manor House (now called Manor Court with an address of Main Street). At the start of Village Street, just off Badsey Road, there are three mobile home sites.
Numbering system
The houses do not have numbers, just names.
19th century ownership
Some of the cottages were owned by Thomas Byrd of Ivy House, whilst the others were part of the manorial estate.
This photo of Village Street was taken about 1900.
Who lived on this road in the 19th and early 20th century?
This street on the 1841 census, 1851 census, 1861 census, 1871 census, 1881 census, 1891 census, 1901 census, 1911 census, 1921 census and 1939 Register.
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