Quarter Sessions for West Kent were held at Maidstone every quarter in January, April, July and October. There are 4636 entries. The index has seven fields, not all visible on screen at once. The place may refer to residence or be a location associated with the type of record, for example, fees for bridge repairs or highway diversions. In bastardy cases the place is usually the place of birth of the child.
Some places are hundreds rather than parishes.
A list of the Hundreds of West Kent shows approximately which parishes they contain. Some parishes may be partly in more than one hundred. In bastardy cases, the names given are the names of the parents. The name of the child is not given although the sex usually is. 15 hits today.