
BC/AD
As the author or compiler of this history I am reluctant to close the door at 823
AD when the first known mention of the village occurred. It seems quite clear that
there would have been some sort of village or group of dwellings in the area long
before that. This area of Kent has been part of history for a very long time. There
is a reference in the history of the Roman invasion of 54 BC to a battle at Challock
Woods. Is this our Kings Wood?? An extract of the document is shown below and the
full document can be seen at: http://www.british-
In Cæsar's second and longer invasion in the next year (54 B.C.), when his 28 many-
We continue to research and who knows what we may find!