This pretty village stands on the major road that connects Dover, Canterbury and Folkestone, at the head of the beautiful Elham Valley. It contains many historic buildings, and as yet, I've not had time to explore it fully.
Because of its' position, high on the Barham Downs on the main road between Dover and London, it has been used as a military staging post over the centuries, from William The Conqueror to the Napoleonic Wars.
The parish contains 77 listed structures, not only buildings but walls, a footbridge and -
...a 1936 classic telephone kiosk.
...a 1936 classic telephone kiosk.
It provided the home for one of the four knights who, in 1175, murdered St Thomas Beckett in Canterbury Cathedral. As a result the family adopted the name of this village and descendants with that family name can be found in many countries of the world.
The parish church of St. John The Baptist stands on a hill, overlooking the oldest part of the village
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