Ickham and Well
Ickham and Well is a mostly rural civil parish east of Canterbury in Kent, South East England.
Ickham and Well | |
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The Street, Ickham | |
Ickham and Well Location within Kent | |
Area | 9.3 km2 (3.6 sq mi) |
Population | 437 (Civil Parish 2011)[1] |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TR221581 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CANTERBURY |
Postcode district | CT3 |
Dialling code | 01227 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
The parish covers the villages of Ickham and Bramling just off the A257 Sandwich Road. It has several listed buildings in architecture of old, well-preserved houses, with the 13th-century parish church of St John the Evangelist in the midst. A recent archaeological excavation at Ickham has revealed evidence of Roman metalwork and copper brooches.[2]
Geography
Ickham centres on a single road.
The Rivers Little Stour and Wingham flow through the parish before joining with the Great Stour to become the River Stour.
Notable people
- J. G. Robertson (1859–1940), British singer and actor died in Ickham.
References
External links
- Media related to Ickham and Well at Wikimedia Commons
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