Lathe of Sutton at Hone
The lathe was an ancient administrative division of Kent and originated, probably in the 6th century AD, during the Jutish colonisation of the county.[1] It was not unusual for the Anglo-Saxons to establish their juridical and administrative centres a short distance from more populous towns.In this case Sutton at Hone is about two miles from Dartford, one of only four royal manors in Kent at the time of the Domesday Book.[4] The Sheriff toured the county twice yearly, visiting each lathe: in the case of Sutton, possibly at Shire Hall.The first four hundreds in the above list now collectively form the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley except Penge which was not originally in the county of Kent.
BlackheathBromley and BeckenhamRuxleyLittle and LesnesAxstaneCodsheathSomerdenDartfordBexleyGreenwichBromleyLewishamSevenoaks DistrictBorough of Tonbridge and MallingBorough of Tunbridge WellsSutton at HoneDarent valleyJutishDomesday BookMiltonAylesfordEastryShepwayLathe of Saint AugustineLathe of ScrayhundredsThe London GazetteSpeldhurstRoyal Tunbridge Wells