Bobbing - Two Thousand Years of Kentish History - Bobbing, Kent
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  • Bobbing - Two Thousand Years of Kentish History - Bobbing, Kent
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  • Bobbing – Two Thousand Years of Kentish HistoryNew book published on the history of Bobbing  This neww book is an excellent historical timeline that clearly sets out the story of one of the lesser-known villages of the Swale Borough in the context of 2000 years of evolution and change has just been published.  Entitled ‘Bobbing – Two Thousand Years of History’ the book traces the story of the village back to before the Roman invasion in AD 43 when the area was already home to one of the early tribal settlements. The Romans built Watling Street and a farming infrastructure through and within the village. Invasion by the Jutes and Vikings came after the Romans left, with Bobbing and nearby Milton being sacked. The most significant period in Bobbing’s history dates back from after the Norman invasion in 1066 and stretches through a key period of Royal patronage, fighting in the Crusades, a village manor house with barons and knights, high sheriffs and members of Parliament, as well as an infamous vicar. Religion and the church were at the core of the parish for over thirteen hundred years with a missionary foundation dating back to 670AD and with Bobbing Church built in the 13th century. Farming was at the centre of Bobbing’s community for all of its 2000 year history. Fruit trees were introduced at the time of Henry VIII and the area was one of the most prosperous farming regions in the county for many years, despite the plague devastating much of the population. Water, gas, electricity, the electric telegraph, railways, hospitals, fire and ambulance services, education, etc, all came in the 1800s and early 1900s. It was also a time when farming began to decline due to severe weather patterns, declining process, imported food and easier and better paid employment in the growing town of Sittingbourne. Written by former Borden Grammar School pupil and Kent author, Michael Fairley, with additional material and illustrations from Dorothy Fairley and local historian Peter Judges, this 128-page book has been published by Mifair Publishing at a price of £9.95. It is available from Sittingbourne Library or from the Sittingbourne Heritage Museum or by visiting www.mifair.com. . Further information from Michael Fairley, Mifair Publishing, Maple House, Potters Bar, Herts EN6 5HR. Telephone: 01707 828679 or 07968 197215. E-mail: mfairley@labelling.fsnet.co.uk  
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