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Rodmersham is a village in the Borough of Swale in Kent, England. Rodmersham is just under 1 mile south of Bapchild on the A2 road. Rodmersham Green (another hamlet) is another mile away (on Stockers Hill/Green Lane) heading towards Highsted and Tunstall. ==History== In 1798, Edward Hasted records that the parish was made up of 1050 acres of land, of which 75acres are woodland. It was under the control of the Manor of Milton, who controlled most of Kent.〔 In King Richard II's reign, it was owned by John de Podach (from Devonshire), his descendants then renamed them selves 'Pordage'. In the reign of King James I, it was owned by Sir William Pordage. In 1615, he renamed the manor house, 'New House'.〔 Now (Grade II listed) and called Rodmersham House.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rodmersham House, Rodmersham )〕 In Queen Anne's reign it passed to the Lushington family. Which included Mr Thomas Lushington, a noted scholar, born in Sandwich in 1589, and afterwards educated at Oxford. The manor house stayed in the private hands of the family.〔 The village church, (the Grade I listed) Church of St Nicholas,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Church of St Nicholas, Rodmersham )〕 is in the diocese of Canterbury, and deanery of Sittingborne.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rodmersham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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