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The Elham Valley with Barham Church spire in the distance. The Elham Valley is a chalk valley carved by the River Nailbourne situated in the North Downs in East Kent. The valley is named after the settlement of Elham. Other settlements in the valley include Etchinghill, Lyminge, Barham, Kingston, Bishopsbourne and Bridge.
Elham (/ ˈ iː l əm / ⓘ) is a village and civil parish in East Kent situated approximately 9 miles (14 km) south of Canterbury and 5 miles (8 km) north west of Folkestone in the Elham Valley. At the 2011 Census the population included the hamlet of Ottinge and village of Wingmore .
The Elham Valley Railway was a line connecting Folkestone and Canterbury in Kent, England.It opened between 1887 and 1889 and closed in 1947. The line was originally proposed by the independent Elham Valley Light Railway Company in the mid-19th century. After the project was cancelled owing to financial difficulties, it was revived by the South Eastern Railw
Cheriton was a civil parish in its own right, and part of Elham Rural District from 1894 to 1898, when it became a separate urban district. In 1931 the parish had a population of 8089. [ 2 ] The parish and urban district were abolished on 1 April 1934 under a County Review Order , and divided between Folkestone and Hythe .
The Kent Downs is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in Kent, England. [1] They are the eastern half of the North Downs and stretch from the London/Surrey borders to the White Cliffs of Dover, including a small section of the London Borough of Bromley.
The station opened on 4 July 1887 with the opening of the Elham Valley Railway from Cheriton Junction, on the South Eastern Main Line as far as Barham. [1] A public siding was located at Ottinge, just over 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Elham. [2] It was controlled by a ground frame. [3] Initially, there were six passenger trains per day.
An example of this was in 2001 when there was extensive flooding throughout the Elham Valley. There are a number of minor tributaries that flow into the Nailbourne throughout the Elham Valley. Most are nameless although Ordnance Survey maps do mark a stream known as the East Brooke which runs from Etchinghill and joins the Nailbourne at Lyminge.
The station opened on 4 July 1887 with the opening of the Elham Valley Railway from Cheriton Junction, on the South Eastern Main Line as far as Barham. [1] An 18-lever signal box was provided. A public siding was located at Wingmore, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Barham. [2] Initially, there were six passenger trains per day.