HALSTEAD, a parish in the hundred of CODSHEATH,
lathe of SUTTON at HONE, county of KENT,
5 miles (N.W. by N.) from Seven Oaks, containing 243
inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the peculiar jurisdiction
and patronage of the Archbishop of Canterbury,
rated in the king's books at £5. 17. 11. The
church, dedicated to St. Margaret, was rebuilt, and a
handsome chapel added to the north side, by the lord
of the manor, in 1609; the windows of the latter were
richly ornamented with stained glass, but. most of it
has been destroyed. There are places of worship for
Baptists and Independents.