LENHAM, a parish in the hundred of EYHORNE, lathe of AYLESFORD, county of KENT, 10 miles (E. by S.) from Maidstone, containing 1959 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Canterbury, rated in the king's books at £13. 15.2. T.F. Best, Esq. was patron in 1827. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a handsome structure, having at the west end a tower steeple, containing a good set of chimes; in it are sixteen elegant stalls, a stone confessional, and other relics of antiquity. There is a place of worship for Independents. Lenham. possesses a charter for a weekly market, but it has been long disused. Fairs are held on June 6th and October 23rd, for horses and cattle. John Foord, in 1766, founded a free school for ten poor boys, and endowed it with £300, which produces an income of about A12 per annum.