▁Sw ale ▁and ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁She pp ey . ▁It ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁Lud den ham ▁Marsh es ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁of ▁Lud den ham ▁School . ▁O are ▁Gun pow der ▁Works ▁are ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁village . ▁It ▁had , ▁according ▁to ▁Edward ▁H asted ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 8 , ▁ 3 9 6 ▁acres ▁of ▁low ▁flat ▁a rable ▁land ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 ▁acres ▁of ▁me adow ▁and ▁past ure , ▁although ▁half ▁of ▁those ▁are ▁mar sh . ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁civil ▁parish ▁of ▁N orton , ▁Buck land ▁and ▁Stone . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁once ▁called ▁C ild res ham , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁survey . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Man or ▁of ▁C ild res ham ▁belonged ▁to ▁O do , ▁Earl ▁of ▁Kent , ▁( as ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Bay e ux ) ▁and ▁was ▁noted ▁so ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book . ▁After ▁O do ' s ▁trial ▁for ▁fra ud , ▁the ▁man or ▁then ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁Ful bert ▁de ▁D over ▁( of ▁Ch il ham ) ▁who ▁helped ▁the ▁King ▁defend ▁D over ▁Castle . ▁▁ ▁Then ▁William ▁de ▁Lud den ham ▁became ▁owner ▁the ▁Man or ▁of ▁Lud den ham ▁in ▁ 1 2 1 2 ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Henry ▁III , ▁it ▁passed ▁to ▁Sir ▁Roger ▁de ▁North wood . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁the ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁Church ▁of ▁St