Upstreet

Upstreet is a village in the civil parish of Chislet in Kent, England. It is in the local government district of Canterbury, and the electoral ward of Marshside.

Upstreet
The Royal Oak pub, Upstreet
Upstreet Location within Kent
District	City of Canterbury
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast

Upstreet is a ribbon development along the A28 road. The majority of houses are new and dating from the 1950s onwards. However, there are a number of older houses such as the Grade II listed building 'Grove Court' [1] or the Grade I listed 'Upstreet Farmhouse', which was built in the 16th century and stands in an acre of its own land. It had notable different purposes over the years and is known to be haunted. [2] Also listed are 'Hamilton's'[3] and 'The Vision House' (No89 and No94)[4]

Close to Upstreet is the Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve, Grove Ferry Picnic Area and the River Stour. Also the Saxon Shore Way (long-distance footpath) also passes the village between Chislet and Stourmouth.

Upstreet has a few services (a shop, two elderly care homes, one pub and one car sales lot), the garage having closed through 2015. The number of services is declining due to rising car ownership. For example, 45 years ago there was a railway station, haberdashery, greengrocer's, butcher's, baker's etc. However now there is no railway station and the shop consolidates the uses of a post office, greengrocer's, haberdashery, baker's, butcher's, etc. all under one roof.

References

1. "Grove Court, Chislet". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
2. "Upstreet Farmhouse, Chislet". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
3. "La Cresi D'or, Chislet". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
4. "The Vision House, Chislet". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2013.

External links

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