About Stockbury Village

The History of Stockbury

If you want to find out about our village then please buy our history book entitled ‘Stockbury, a Stroll through the Past’, published in 2005.
In it you will find references to our castle, long lost village dwellings, Domesday Book entries and a whole chapter on our ancient church. If you are searching for a relative who may have had connections with Stockbury perhaps he/she is mentioned in our chapter on the house histories, or indeed in the extracts from annuls of the church poor, or maybe in the account of Stockbury’s WWII associations with Detling airfield nearby.

Memorable events from the past are recorded too, such as the time when the church was flooded mid sermon, or more recently what happened when the hurricane of 1987 passed through the parish. And we have not forgotten our environment. You will find documented the parish flora and fauna and the bird population you might expect to see. Explanations are also to be found on the ancient art of digging wells (as Stockbury has many) and you can discover what a dene hole is too! 

There is much more of course so if you are interested you can catch up with our past for just £9.95; books are sold at the local farm shop and at The Harrow Inn, Stockbury. All revenue is placed in a fund for future parish cultural enterprises.

In 1997 an appraisal was published with a wealth of information about Stockbury Village including the village's history, surveys, observations and pictures. 

You can now contact Kent Police for all Wards and Officers here -  https://www.kent.police.uk

To identify an officer, the postcode can be placed in Find Your Area, and this will bring up the ward for the area.  To identify the team and officers for the area click ‘On the Team’.

 

 

Stockbury Social Housing

The social housing in Stockbury is administered by Maidstone Borough Council in conjunction with the housing associations that own the social housing in the village.

To be considered for social housing in the village, as and when properties become available, any person who wishes to apply must first meet the eligibility qualifications for MBC social housing, be living or working in Stockbury, or otherwise have a connection with Stockbury as well as being registered on the MBC housing register.

It takes approx 4 weeks for applications to be processed at MBC. Please see the link below to register.

https://www.kenthomechoice.org.uk/choice/login.aspx#divRegister

In addition to being on the MBC register, it is also necessary for persons to be registered on the housing lists for each of the village housing associations that the applicant may wish to apply for.

The housing associations in Stockbury village are listed below;

The Riverside Group | Social Housing | Housing Association

If you would like further details, or wish to discuss please contact a parish councillor.

If you would like your name added to a list of interested parties held by SPC please email your details to our parish clerk Mrs Sherrie Babington at: stockburypc@sherriebabington.co.uk