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Dates back to Saxon times
- Until the early 20th century Mersham was for its majority a farming and orchard-tending community with close ties to the local market town of Ashford. The small village dates back to Saxon times and is mentioned in the Domesday Book.
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The village lay within the Reigate hundred, an Anglo-Saxon administrative division. Its name was recorded in 947 as Mearsætham, which seems to be Anglo-Saxon Mearþ-sǣt-hām = "Homestead near a trap set for martens or weasels".
Jan 18, 2011 · Perched on the side of a hill, Mersham dates back to Saxon times. There’s a beautiful church (St John the Baptist) and at the valley’s bottom a pretty bridge over the East Stour river and an old water mill.
Mersham, pronounced ‘Merzam’ by the locals is a small, friendly village dating back to Saxon times. I grew up on a farm in Mersham. It has a great primary school and excellent sports club and has always had a brilliant community spirit.
Then, by common consent, the Mearsoeti set aside the best and driest site for the building, the knoll to the north east of the village where St. Katharine's Church stands today. From then very little is known of the area until when, in AD893, two armies of Danes invaded Saxon territory in the south of England.
Mersham is a small village located in the county of Kent, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles south-west of Ashford and is surrounded by beautiful countryside. The village has a population of around 1,000 people and is known for its historic buildings, including the 12th-century St. John the Baptist Church.
Mersham is a mostly agricultural large village and civil parish near Ashford in Kent, England. Mersham has about 806 residents. Mapcarta, the open map.
