 It now incorporates Swarling to the north, which had "33.5" households in the Domesday Book, and is one of the type sites for British Iron Age Aylesford-Swarling pottery.The excavation, by J. P. Bushe-Fox, to publication took place in 1921–1925.Similar to other comparable villages, Petham once featured multiple facilities such as a baker, cobbler, post office and garage.