Olantigh Park

Wye Station is located on the Ashford to Ramsgate Line just to the west of the village of Wye. The station opened in 1846. There is still a manned level crossing at the southern end of the station.

Wye Station is located on the Ashford to Ramsgate Line just to the west of the village of Wye. The station opened in 1846. There is still a manned level crossing at the southern end of the station.

Wye Station is located on the Ashford to Ramsgate Line just to the west of the village of Wye. The station opened in 1846. There is still a manned level crossing at the southern end of the station.

Wye Station is located on the Ashford to Ramsgate Line just to the west of the village of Wye. The station opened in 1846. There is still a manned level crossing at the southern end of the station.

The river has four main tributaries, the Great Stour rises in Lenham and East Stour River from Sellindge, meeting at Ashford, when they turn into the Great Stour. The Great Stour continues through Canterbury to Plucks Gutter where it meets two further tributaries, the River Wantsum and Little Stour to become the River Stour. The river continues across Ash Level through Sandwich and out to Pegwell Bay where it meets the North Sea. Wikipedia Link

Grade II listed

Grade II listed.

Wye is a historic village in the Stour Valley south of Canterbury. See Wikipedia article: Link

King George VI recommended that the old custom of identifying villages with carved or painted name signs could be revived. In 1920, Biddenden had won a Daily Mail competition for a sign featuring the two Biddenden Maids. More villages followed, especially in 1953, the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. More signs have been put up due to the Millennium. This has meant half of the county villages are identified.] See also Link , an article on Kent Village Signs

War memorials were mainly constructed after WWI to commemorate the troops who gave their lives in the war. Many were then updated after WWII. Some war memorials date back to the Boer War. Almost every town and village in Britain has a War Memorial. They take many forms, the commonest being an obelisk, a cross or statue of a soldier. Some commemorate the inhabitants of a place, some are for schools and others are for companies or Military groupings. Many memorials are grade II listed, 61 are II* listed, Link*_listed_war_memorials_in_England & 12 are Grade I listed. Link A search for memorials can be carried out at Link

Wye is a historic village in the Stour Valley south of Canterbury. See Wikipedia article: Link

There was a church here before the conquest,and in 1067 the control of the church passed to Battle Abbey, which received revenues and tithes. Wye developed into a small market town, and the new church was built about 1290. The outer walls were built with flint nodules. There was a central tower, supported by marble pillars, with a wooden spire. A rood screen and loft divided the nave and chancel, and there were silver chalices and rich vestments. In 1432 Cardinal John Kempe established a priest's college in Wye. Battle Abbey had started to decline, and Kempe intended to take over the responsibility for the church. He built a college on land adjacent to the church, which he restored and embellished. The south doorway had a new porch and parvise, and many grand memorials no doubt existed. At the time of the reformation the church was very wealthy, but afterwards began to decline. Most of the church silver was sold in 1551 to pay for necessary repairs. Ornaments and splendid altars were removed, and rood screens destroyed. Tithes were now paid to private individuals. In 1572 the steeple was struck by lightning, and further damages followed with an earthquake in 1580. In 1628 the wooden spire was replaced. However in 1689 the steeple started to fall during a Sunday service, and a great deal of damage was done. Memorials were smashed, only one brass remained. Eventually money was raised - Lady Joanna Thornhill (whose memorial is in the church) gave £50 - a large amount in those days. A decision was taken to rebuild to a new plan, a small elegant chancel, sumptuous and quite unecclesiastical in the style of the time(1706). The Tower was rebuilt at the same time, eventually with 8 bells, and in 1736 5040 Grandsire Triples were rung. In 1872 the advowson was given to the Archbishop of Canterbury, and after further decline, in 1878 further alterations were carried out. The west window is 20th Century, to a design by Gerald Smith. The church is Grade I listed.