PECKHAM (EAST), a parish in the hxmdred of TWYFORD,
lathe of AYLESFOR.D, county of KENT, 6 miles
(N. E.byE.) fromTunbridge,containing 1724 inhabitants
The living is a vicarage, in the peculiar jurisdiction of
the Archbishop of Canterbury, rated in the king's books
at £14, and in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter
of Canterbury: the impropriate rectory is rated at £23.
The church, dedicated to St. Michael, has lately received
an addition of one hundred and five sittings, of which
eighty-five are free, the Incorporated Society for the enlargement
of churches and chapels having granted £40
towards defraying the expense.