Wouldham Census
The growth in the population is due to the presence of the Lime and Cement Works in the parish which William Peters established in the 1850s and 1860s. This expanded in later years to become the largest factory of its kind. Census returns for Wouldham are:1801: 1651811: 1591821: 1761831: 2471841: 2841851: 3431861: 4331871: 8181881: 12681891: 13731901: 1272
Content generated during research for the paperback book 'The Medway Valley: A Kent Landscape Transformed' (ISBN 13 : 978-1-86077-600-7) for the England's Past for Everyone series
