Post Office Directory 1851

Hartley is a small neat village 4 miles from Farningham east, 6 from Gravesend south west, and 6 from Dartford south east, in Dartford Union and Axton hundred, lathe of Sutton at Hone.  The church is a small edifice; there is no resident clergyman.  The area of the parish is 1,110 acres, and the population, in 1841 was 224.  In 1842 the Property Tax assessment was £1,026.  Letters through Dartford.

Mrs Bensted

Traders
George Bensted, farmer
George Best, farmer
Robert Hayes, King's Arms and shoemaker
Francis Treadwell, farmer
William Treadwell, Black Lion and parish clerk
Wiilliam Treadwell, farmer
William Wooding, farmer
William Young, blacksmith

Post Office Directory 1867

Hartley is a parish and small village, in the western division of the county, Dartford Union and County Court district, Axton hundred, lathe of Sutton at Hone, rural deanery, archdeaconry and diocese of Rochester, 24 miles south-east from London, 2 south from Meopham Railway Station, 4 east from Farningham, 6 south-west from Gravesend and 6 south-east from Dartford.  The church of All Saints', which was restored in 1862, is a small building, and has nave, chancel, porch, and 2 bells.  The register dates from 1712.  The living is a rectory, annual value £340, with 12 acres of glebe, in the gift of, and held by, the Rev Edward Allen MA of Braesnose College, Oxford; the Rev William Whitton Allen MA of Trinity College, Oxford, is the curate.  There is a national school at Hartley Green.   Grub Street is half a mile west, and Idley one mile south-east.  The area of the parish is 1,178 acres, and the population in 1861 was 244.  Parish Clerk - William Elcombe.  Letters through Dartford, which is the nearest money order office.  

National School: Miss Maria Jones, mistress.

Rev Edward Allen MA, rector
Rev William Whitton Allen, MA, curate
Mr John Wear

Commercial
William Allen, farmer, Hartley Court
William Benstead, farmer
George Best, farmer
Elvey Cooper, blacksmith
Henry Cooper, Black Lion and shopkeeper
Thomas Dean, wheelwright
William Elcombe, shoemaker
William Marshall, King's Arms
James Thomas Smith, farmer
William Treadwell, farmer

Kellys Directory 1870

The soil is light and stony with chief crops grain and pulse.  The gross estimated rental is £1,909 and total rateable value £1,698.  Letters go via Dartford, which is alos the nearest money order office.

Residents

Rev William Whitton Allen, rector
William Allen, farmer and hop grower, Hartley Court
Henry Benstead, farmer and hop grower
William Benstead, farmer and hop grower
George Best, farmer and hop grower
Elvey Cooper, blacksmith
Henry Cooper, Black Lion and shopkeeper
Thomas Dean, wheelwright
William Elcomb, shoemaker and parish clerk
Thomas Gambrill, farmer and hop grower
Miss Annie Marshall, King's Arms
James Thomas Smith, farmer and hop grower

Kellys Directory 1874

The soil is light and stony with chief crops grain and pulse.  The gross estimated rental is £1,909 and total rateable value £1,698.  Letters go via Dartford, which is alos the nearest money order office.

Residents

Rev William Whitton Allen, rector
William Allen, farmer and hop grower, Hartley Court
Henry Benstead, farmer and hop grower
William Benstead, farmer and hop grower
George Best, farmer and hop grower
Elvey Cooper, blacksmith
Henry Cooper, Black Lion and shopkeeper
Thomas Dean, wheelwright
William Elcomb, shoemaker and parish clerk
William Lane, general dealer
Col George Palmer Evelyn, Hartley Wood Farm
Thomas Gambrill, farmer and hop grower
James Thomas Smith, farmer and hop grower

Kellys Directory 1878

The soil is light and stony with chief crops grain and pulse.  The gross estimated rental is £1,909 and total rateable value £2,252.  Letters go via Dartford, which is alos the nearest money order office.

Residents

Rev William Whitton Allen, rector
William Allen, farmer and hop grower, Hartley Court
Henry Benstead, farmer and hop grower
William Benstead, farmer and hop grower
George Best, farmer and hop grower
Philip Binches
Elvey Cooper, blacksmith
Thomas Coulson, farm bailiff to J T Smith
Thomas Dean, wheelwright
William Elcomb, shoemaker and parish clerk
William Lane, general dealer
Col George Palmer Evelyn, Hartley Wood Farm
Thomas Gambrill, farmer and hop grower
James Thomas Smith, farmer and hop grower
George Charles Wansbury, Black Lion and grocer

Kelly's Directory 1882

Hartley is a parish and village in the western division of the county, Dartford Union and county court district, Axton hundred, lathe of Sutton at Hone, rural deanery of Cobham, archdeaconry and diocese of Rochester, 24 miles from London, 2 south-west from Meopham Railway Station, 6 south from Gravesend and 6 south-east from Dartford.  The church of All Saints', built in the c12th century, is a small building of flint and rubble, with buttresses of brick, consisting of a chancel, nave, south porch, vestry and a wooden belfry with a small spire on the western gable, containing 2 bells.  North of the nave is a small and narrow Norman window, high set, in the south another, the west window is perpendicular, on the north of the chancel is a low side window of the lancet period.  The register of baptisms and marriages dates from the year 1713, burials from 1712.  The living is a rectory, annual value £340, with 12 acres of glebe, in the gift of, and held by, the Rev William Whitton Allen MA .  Colonel George Palmer Evelyn JP of Hartley Manor, who is lord of the manor and James Thomas Smith esq are the principal landowners.  The soil is light and stony; subsoil chalk.  The chief crops are grain and pulse.  The area is 1,211 acres ; rateable value £2,654; and the population in 1881 was 254.  Grubb Street is half a mile west and Idley 1 mile south-east.  Parish Clerk - William Elcombe.  Letters through Dartford, which is the nearest money order office; telegraph office at Fawkham Station.

National School, Hartley Green: Miss Mary Nettleingham, mistress.

Rev William Whitton Allen MA, rector
Philip Binckes
Col George Palmer Evelyn JP, Hartley Manor
Lt-Col Joseph Hartley LLD DL JP, The Old Downs
James Thomas Smith
Elvey Cooper, blacksmith
Thomas Coulson, farm bailiff to James Thomas Smith esq
Thomas Dean, wheelwright
William Elcombe, shoemaker
Thomas Gambrill, farmer and hop grower
James Thomas Smith, farmer and hop grower
George Charles Wansbury, Black Lion and Grocer

Caddels Gravesend Directory 1915

Hartley - Post Town, Dartford.  Distance from Gravesend - 6 miles

Balchin J, Ye Red house
Bancks Rev O.G.W.The Rectory
Bragger Miss, Schoolmistress
Braybrook, Wm, Builder, etc.
Brittain G. H., American Poultry farm
Copus Capt. D, Willow Lodge
Cromar Mrs P, Merton house school
Crump R. S, The Grange
Davis-Cook Miss, Middle farm
Dennis P. & Sons, Fruit farmers
Eade C, The Gables
Elphick P.O., Annlea
Emmet R. W, Fairby
English T, The Black Lion
Flint -, Bundoran
Green H. G, Hartley Green
Harris F. C, Farmer, Hartley Wood Corner
Harris Lionel W, The Manor, Hartley
Hill E de  Vere, Home for the Blind
Humphrey A., Elmhurst
Johnson Geo, Glenhome
Locke E., Hartley Hole
Lockwood W, The Stocks
Mabe Tom, Bay Lodge
Nairn C. W, The Elms
Parrott H., Dairyman
Peeke Geo, The Score, Hartley Green
Richardson Miss, Poultry farmer, Fairby
Robson Walter, Grafton House
Rodwell Thomas, Haverstock Drive
Sedgewick -, Church Road
Sinnocks R, Himalaya
Slater A, Hartley Poultry farm
Small Owners' Fairby stores
Smith G, Shoemaker, Deravona Cottage
Stevenson R. A., Ashleigh
Stewart James, Hartley green
Symons Headley, Arnott's bungalow
Taite Bros, Hartley house
Thornton Joseph, Farmer
Tripe Ernest, Hartley House
Tristram Major A, The Old Downs
Wells T. W, Church Road
Welsh Dr. F. D, Hartley Green
Woods W. G. & H.O, Fruit Growers