 In the 1820s , a new account of the Biddenden Maids was published , which claimed that a gravestone marked with a diagonal line near the rector 's pew in Biddenden church was the sisters ' burial place . In 1830 it was noted that Biddenden was becoming thronged by visitors every Easter , " attracted from the adjacent towns and villages by the usage , and the wonderful account of its origin , and the day is spent in rude festivity " . The large crowds were increasingly disorderly , and churchwardens on occasion had to use their staffs to hold back the mob . As a result , the distribution of the dole was moved from the church to the workhouse , but the crowds continued to cause problems . In 1882 Biddenden 's rector applied for authority to abandon the ceremony ; the Archbishop of Canterbury permitted the distribution of bread , cheese and Biddenden cakes to continue , but abolished the free beer in an effort to combat the problem of unruly crowds . 
 In the 1820s , a new account of the Biddenden Maids was published , which claimed that a gravestone marked with a diagonal line near the rector <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>pew in Biddenden church was the sisters <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'</mark></a>burial place . In 1830 it was noted that Biddenden was becoming thronged by visitors every Easter , " attracted from the adjacent towns and villages by the usage , and the wonderful account of its origin , and the day is spent in rude festivity " . The large crowds <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> increasingly disorderly , and churchwardens on occasion had to use their staffs to hold back the mob . As a result , the distribution of the dole was moved from the church to the workhouse , but the crowds continued to cause problems . In 1882 Biddenden <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>rector applied for authority to abandon the ceremony ; the Archbishop of Canterbury permitted the distribution of bread , cheese and Biddenden <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>cakes</mark></a> to continue , but abolished the free beer in an effort to combat the problem of unruly crowds . 
In da 1820s , a new account of the Biddenden Maids was published , which claimed dat a gravestone marked wid a diagonal line near the rector  pew in Biddenden church was the sisters  burial place . In 1830 it was noted that Biddenden was becoming thronged by visitors every Easter , " attracted from tdaadjacent towns and villages by the usage , and the wonderful account of its origin , and the day is spent in rude festivity " . The large crowds was increasingly disorderly , and churchwardens on occasion had to use their staffs to hold back the mob . As a result , thdaistribution of thedale was moved from the church to the workhouse , but the crowds continued to cause problems . In 1882 Biddenden  rector applied for authority to abandon the ceremony ; the dahbishop of Canterbury permitted the distribution of bread , cheese and Biddenden cake to continue , but abolished the fda beer in an effort to combat the problem of unruly crowds .