Wateringbury
Located close to the village of Teston, the name Wateringbury is thought to derive from the [Saxon] word 'Wotringberia' meaning 'a low and watery site'.
The little Wateringbury Stream flows into the Medway and industry in the village was based around its location to the main river. For example a brewery was established in Wateringbury in 1820 where Jude Handbury and Co later blended whiskey in 1860. A fire destroyed the original brewery but it was re-built on the same site and the fire remembered via a new Phoenix sign. The brewery at this site was taken over by Whitbreads in 1930 but the Phoenix Brewery remained until 1982.
The local church in Wateringbury is St.John the Baptist. Inside the church is a black wooden spike known as a 'Dumb Borsholder' which is used for opening doors. The Borsholder was the official who policed the manor and the title probably has Saxon origins (from 'borshes ealder' - 'the head of the borough'). The last holder of this title was Thomas Clampard, a blacksmith, who died in 1748.