FARLEIGH (EAST), a parish in the hundred of
MAIDSTONE, lathe of AYLESFOLD, county of KENT, 2
miles (S. W. by W.) from Maidstone, containing 1143
inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, in the peculiar
jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury, rated in
the king's books at £6. 16. 8., and in the patronage of
the Crown. The church has at the west - end a tower
and spire. An ancient stone bridge of five arches crosses
the Medway at the entrance to the village. Here are
almshouses for five poor persons.