DOWN is a small village and parish, six miles south from Bromley, and two south
from Farnborough. The population in 1851 was 437. The church, a neat building,
is in the centre of the village. The Rev. John Junes, M.A., curate.
POST-OFFICE. - Henry Oshorne, Receiver. Letters arrive from Bromley.
The nearest Money Order Offices are at Bromley and Sevenoaks.
GENTRY.
Ainslie, Rev. Robert, Tromer Lodge
Darwin, Charles, Esq.
Junes, Eev. John, M.A., Curate Lubbook, Sir John William, Bart., High Elms
Turnbull, George Henry, Esq.
TRADERS.
Carter, James, plumber and painter
Duck, George, George and Dragon Flavel, Thomas, buss proprietor Lansley, Mrs. Sarah C., shopkeeper Laslett, Mrs. Hannah, schoolmistress Laslett, Isaac, bricklayer Lettington, Mrs. Amy, draper
Lewis, John, carpenter
Lloyd, 0. W., solicitor
Osborne, Henry, baker and post-office
Osborne, John, wheelwright
Osborne, Walter, butcher
Phillips, William, farmer
Reeves, William, blacksmith
Sales, William, Queen's Head
Sawyer, Charles, miller
Sawyer, George, fruiterer
Sawyer, William, fruiterer
Smith, Henry, boot and shoe maker
Smith, John and Josiah, farmers
Snow, George, coal dealer
Town, Daniel, carpenter
Wood, George, farmer