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Wingham / ˈ w ɪ ŋ əm / is a village and civil parish in the Dover District of Kent, England. The village lies along the ancient coastal road, now the A257, from Richborough to London , and is close to Canterbury .
Westmarsh is a village in the Ash civil parish of East Kent, England. [1] [2] It is situated 8 miles (13 km) east of Canterbury and 7 miles (11 km) west of Ramsgate. Westmarsh is within a designated area of outstanding natural beauty and orchard filled countryside. The community centres on the village hall where local events are held.
Preston or Preston-next-Wingham is a civil parish and village in the valley of the Little Stour in the Dover District of Kent, England. The village is on the B2076 secondary road. The parish includes the hamlet of Elmstone. The main river through the area is a tributary of the River Stour. The suffix 'next-Wingham' distinguishes the area from ...
The village is 3 miles (5 km) west of the Bronze Age site at Ringlemere and east of the Roman and Mesolithic sites at Wingham.The village church, dedicated to St James the Great, dates to the Saxon period but there have been Bronze Age finds in the land surrounding the village.
Ash is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of east Kent about three miles west of Sandwich. The civil parish has a population of 2,767, increasing to 3,365 [1] at the 2011 Census, and includes the villages of Ash, Westmarsh, Ware, Hoaden and Richborough. The Ash Level, by the River Stour, takes up the northern part of the parish.
Wingham Town railway station was a railway station on the East Kent Light Railway, which served the village of Wingham. It opened in 1920 and closed to passenger traffic after the last train on 30 October 1948. There was a loop when the station first opened, but this was removed when the line was extended to the Canterbury Road station in 1925. [2]
The Old Canonry, Wingham. Possibly one of the residences for the Canons of the College. In 1282 a College of Canons was founded by John Peckham, Archbishop of Canterbury. The college originally consisted of a Provost and six canons, and they used St Mary's as their church.
Adisham Church of England Primary School Adisham village hall and recreation ground. The village church is dedicated to Holy Innocents, and dates to around the late 12th century. [5] A Church of England primary school also serves the village. [6] The water tower was built in 1903 and is a Grade II listed building. [7] [8]