Hasted, History of Kent , Volume III, pages 538-539. The Culpeper involvement at this church, if any, is currently unknown. More research is needed. The church, dedicated to All Saints, stands on a commanding eminence rising from the Medway, along the course of which river, and over the town of Rochester, the view from the church-yard is extremely fine. The parish is bounded on the south and east by the Thames, and the Thames and Medway canal unites in it with the Medway, on the banks of which are several wharfs.
Brick making is carried on to some extent, and chalk is found in the parish.