Chilham
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Type of sights
Old town
Name and address
Chilham
GB-CT4 8DL Chilham
GEO-data
Geodetic coordinates
51.24∎∎∎∎ 0.96∎∎∎∎
Elevation
53 m
Communication
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Chilham is a mostly agricultural village and parish in the English county of Kent with a clustered settlement, Chilham village centre, in the north-east, and a smaller linear settlement, Shottenden. Well-preserved roads and mostly residential listed buildings in its centre have led to its use as a location in television and film.
The village of Chilham is in the valley of the Great Stour River . It is centred on a market square, where a traditional annual May Day is celebrated. At each end of the square are its major buildings: Chilham Castle and the 15th-century parish church, dedicated to St Mary. It is believed that Thomas Becket was buried in the churchyard. The village has a number of period houses such as the former vicarage, which dates from 1742.
There are two large public houses in Chilham, the Woolpack and the White Horse, which dates from the 16th century. Other amenities include a restaurant and tea shop, post office, gift shop, bus stop, tennis club, sports centre, children's playground and 15th-century village hall which originally was the tithe barn for the castle. Most shops are also along the main through road towards Canterbury just before the entry to the network of streets having the oldest buildings in the village.
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Added on 29 Jan 2020,
last edited by biroto-Redaktion on 29 Jan 2020