In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brompton like this:
BROMPTON, a town and two chapelries in Chatham and Gillingham parishes, Kent. The town consists of two parts, New and Old; the former, adjacent to the London and Dover railway, 1½ mile E of Chatham, with a station on the railway; the latter on the brow of a hill, overlooking the Medway, 1 mile NE of Chatham, with a post office‡ under Chatham. ...
A grand naval hospital, barracks for the Royal marines light infantry, barracks and hospital for the infantry of the line, and barracks, with stables, for the Royal engineers are here, all within the extensive fortifications which defend the dockyard and gun-wharf of Chatham. The barracks include a museum, containing models and relics. A large military gymnasium was erected in 1863, at a cost of upwards of £6,000. The new convict prison is here; and, at the Census of 1861, had 1,269 inmates. A fair is held on 22 May. The chapelries are Old B. and New B. Pop., 8,119 and 4,400. The livings are vicarages in the diocese of Rochester. Value £150* and £166. Old B. church is a neat edifice in the pointed style, with a spire. New B. church was built in 1866, at a cost of £5,800; and is in the early decorated style. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Roman Catholics.
Brompton through time
Brompton is now part of Medway district. Click here for graphs and data of how Medway has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brompton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brompton, in Medway and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20691
Date accessed: 17th May 2024
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