The parish church of All Saints dates from the early 12th century, although it probably replaced an earlier Anglo-Saxon building.

The opening nearby of Longfield railway station in 1872 began the evolution of the village from an agricultural to a commuter community.

Just before World War I, two agricultural estates were purchased by a property developer and sold off in small plots for new houses and bungalows.

[11] St Francis de Sales' Roman Catholic church, a Grade II-listed building, is a 17th-century former barn with timber framing and a thatched roof.

[10][12] Hartley United Reformed Church (formerly Congregational) was registered for worship in 1936[10][13] but has closed and was put up for sale,[14] before being demolished and turned into housing.