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Mill Down

Downs, Moorland in Kent Shepway

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Mill Down

The Old Farmhouse, North Lyminge Lane Compared with <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4390822">TR1641 : Old Farm House, North Lyminge Lane</a>, this shows the extension that was built and mentioned in the planning application.
The Old Farmhouse, North Lyminge Lane Credit: John Baker

Mill Down is a picturesque area located in the county of Kent, England. It is part of the larger Kent Downs, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The downs are characterized by their rolling hills, lush green fields, and diverse wildlife, making them a popular destination for nature enthusiasts and hikers alike.

Mill Down specifically is known for its stunning moorland, offering expansive views of the surrounding countryside. The area is dotted with small ponds and streams, which add to its natural beauty and provide habitat for a variety of bird species and other wildlife.

The down is rich in history, with evidence of human occupation dating back thousands of years. Archaeological sites, such as ancient burial mounds and remnants of Roman settlements, can be found throughout the area. These historical landmarks give visitors a glimpse into the past and offer a unique insight into the region's cultural heritage.

The down is also home to a number of walking trails, allowing visitors to explore its scenic beauty at their own pace. The trails vary in difficulty, catering to both novice and experienced hikers. Along the way, walkers can enjoy breathtaking views, encounter grazing livestock, and spot native flora and fauna.

Overall, Mill Down in Kent is a captivating destination for those seeking a tranquil escape in nature. Its rolling hills, moorland, and historical significance make it a must-visit for anyone interested in exploring the natural and cultural heritage of the region.

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The Old Farmhouse, North Lyminge Lane Compared with <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4390822">TR1641 : Old Farm House, North Lyminge Lane</a>, this shows the extension that was built and mentioned in the planning application.
The Old Farmhouse, North Lyminge Lane
Compared with TR1641 : Old Farm House, North Lyminge Lane, this shows the extension that was built and mentioned in the planning application.
A terrace of four cottages, North Lyminge Lane These were built on the <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2823165">TR1641 : Former site of Thoroughly Wood, North Lyminge Lane</a>, which, after its demolition, appeared as <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4390819">TR1641 : Hoarding along North Lyminge Lane</a>. Each has been named after trees ie Oak Cottage, Cherry Cottage, Ash Cottage and Yew Cottage.
A terrace of four cottages, North Lyminge Lane
These were built on the TR1641 : Former site of Thoroughly Wood, North Lyminge Lane, which, after its demolition, appeared as TR1641 : Hoarding along North Lyminge Lane. Each has been named after trees ie Oak Cottage, Cherry Cottage, Ash Cottage and Yew Cottage.
1, The Halt, Duck Street Compared with <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3808946">TR1743 : 1 The Halt, Duck Street, Elham</a>, this view shows a newly built balcony. Planning permission was approved, with conditions, by Folkestone and Hythe District Council under application number Y14/0435/SH as a “section 73 application to vary condition 2 of planning permission Y12/0717/SH (erection of a two-storey side extension, a single storey rear extension, cladding to first floor front elevation and conversion of the existing garage to ancillary living accommodation) to enable the design to be amended including alterations to the fenestration to the proposed rear extension, provision of balcony to first floor front elevation and cladding to rear elevation”.
1, The Halt, Duck Street
Compared with TR1743 : 1 The Halt, Duck Street, Elham, this view shows a newly built balcony. Planning permission was approved, with conditions, by Folkestone and Hythe District Council under application number Y14/0435/SH as a “section 73 application to vary condition 2 of planning permission Y12/0717/SH (erection of a two-storey side extension, a single storey rear extension, cladding to first floor front elevation and conversion of the existing garage to ancillary living accommodation) to enable the design to be amended including alterations to the fenestration to the proposed rear extension, provision of balcony to first floor front elevation and cladding to rear elevation”.
Counties Wynde, 1, The Square Planning permission was approved, with conditions, by Folkestone and Hythe District Council under application number Y14/1311/SH for “listed building consent for the demolition and rebuild of chimney to rear (east) elevation”. Compared with <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4332389">TR1743 : Counties Wynde, 1, The Square</a>, this view shows the rebuilt chimney and that this elevation has been repainted. The house is grade II listed and was formerly The Crown public house. It has an 18th century façade on a possibly earlier building <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-440310-couttie-s-wynde-elham-kent" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-440310-couttie-s-wynde-elham-kent">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Counties Wynde, 1, The Square
Planning permission was approved, with conditions, by Folkestone and Hythe District Council under application number Y14/1311/SH for “listed building consent for the demolition and rebuild of chimney to rear (east) elevation”. Compared with TR1743 : Counties Wynde, 1, The Square, this view shows the rebuilt chimney and that this elevation has been repainted. The house is grade II listed and was formerly The Crown public house. It has an 18th century façade on a possibly earlier building LinkExternal link
Renovation of The Old Bakery, High Street This is <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3894297">TR1743 : The Old Bakery, High Street</a> when it was up for sale. Planning permission has been approved, with conditions, by Folkestone and Hythe District Council under application number Y14/1293/SH for the “installation of replacement timber windows”.
Renovation of The Old Bakery, High Street
This is TR1743 : The Old Bakery, High Street when it was up for sale. Planning permission has been approved, with conditions, by Folkestone and Hythe District Council under application number Y14/1293/SH for the “installation of replacement timber windows”.
Semi-detached house, High Street Dating from the 18th century, at one time it was Elham’s Poor House. It was subsequently divided into two separate properties - the Master’s House (on the left), whose frontage and side elevation is covered with scaffolding and Poor House (on the right).
Semi-detached house, High Street
Dating from the 18th century, at one time it was Elham’s Poor House. It was subsequently divided into two separate properties - the Master’s House (on the left), whose frontage and side elevation is covered with scaffolding and Poor House (on the right).
Court Cottage, Acrise A Grade II listed late 16th and early 17th century building with an 18th century front.
Court Cottage, Acrise
A Grade II listed late 16th and early 17th century building with an 18th century front.
Lanes at Acrise The track ahead leads to The Old Rectory, to the right the lane leads to Acrise and St. Martin's Church.
Lanes at Acrise
The track ahead leads to The Old Rectory, to the right the lane leads to Acrise and St. Martin's Church.
Oast House, Acrise An unusual oast house conversion on Hoad Road.
Oast House, Acrise
An unusual oast house conversion on Hoad Road.
St. Martin's Church, Acrise A Grade I listed building dating from the 11th century.
St. Martin's Church, Acrise
A Grade I listed building dating from the 11th century.
Path leading to St. Martin's Church, Acrise
Path leading to St. Martin's Church, Acrise
Winter tree, Acrise
Winter tree, Acrise
Elham’s 2016 scarecrow competition Here, sitting on a chair, outside The Rose & Crown Inn, was one of the entries. It was at The Rose & Crown Inn, that one could find details about the scarecrow competition. This event was also reported on the Elham Farmers’ Market in Kent website, that included a summer food and craft festival, to take place on Sunday 5 June from 12 - 3.30 pm in the village square and St Mary's Church. A new market committee member, Pam Ferris (who has starred in “The Darling Buds of May” and “Call the Midwife” on television), had kindly agreed to present a prize to the winning scarecrow designer <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.elhamfarmersmarket.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.elhamfarmersmarket.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Elham’s 2016 scarecrow competition
Here, sitting on a chair, outside The Rose & Crown Inn, was one of the entries. It was at The Rose & Crown Inn, that one could find details about the scarecrow competition. This event was also reported on the Elham Farmers’ Market in Kent website, that included a summer food and craft festival, to take place on Sunday 5 June from 12 - 3.30 pm in the village square and St Mary's Church. A new market committee member, Pam Ferris (who has starred in “The Darling Buds of May” and “Call the Midwife” on television), had kindly agreed to present a prize to the winning scarecrow designer LinkExternal link
Elham’s 2016 scarecrow competition Here, standing in the garden of Counties Wynde at 1, The Square is one of the entries. Details about the scarecrow competition could be found at <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/842983">TR1743 : The Rose and Crown on High Street</a>. This event was also reported on the Elham Farmers’ Market in Kent website, that included a summer food and craft festival, to take place on Sunday 5 June from 12 - 3.30 pm in the village square and St Mary's Church. A new market committee member, Pam Ferris (who has starred in “The Darling Buds of May” and “Call the Midwife” on television), had kindly agreed to present a prize to the winning scarecrow designer <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.elhamfarmersmarket.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.elhamfarmersmarket.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Elham’s 2016 scarecrow competition
Here, standing in the garden of Counties Wynde at 1, The Square is one of the entries. Details about the scarecrow competition could be found at TR1743 : The Rose and Crown on High Street. This event was also reported on the Elham Farmers’ Market in Kent website, that included a summer food and craft festival, to take place on Sunday 5 June from 12 - 3.30 pm in the village square and St Mary's Church. A new market committee member, Pam Ferris (who has starred in “The Darling Buds of May” and “Call the Midwife” on television), had kindly agreed to present a prize to the winning scarecrow designer LinkExternal link
Elham’s 2016 scarecrow competition Here, sitting on a bench outside Elham Valley Stores, is one of the entries. Details about the scarecrow competition could be found at <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/842983">TR1743 : The Rose and Crown on High Street</a>. This event was also reported on the Elham Farmers’ Market in Kent website, that included a summer food and craft festival, to take place on Sunday 5 June from 12 - 3.30 pm in the village square and St Mary's Church. A new market committee member, Pam Ferris (who has starred in “The Darling Buds of May” and “Call the Midwife” on television), had kindly agreed to present a prize to the winning scarecrow designer <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.elhamfarmersmarket.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.elhamfarmersmarket.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Elham’s 2016 scarecrow competition
Here, sitting on a bench outside Elham Valley Stores, is one of the entries. Details about the scarecrow competition could be found at TR1743 : The Rose and Crown on High Street. This event was also reported on the Elham Farmers’ Market in Kent website, that included a summer food and craft festival, to take place on Sunday 5 June from 12 - 3.30 pm in the village square and St Mary's Church. A new market committee member, Pam Ferris (who has starred in “The Darling Buds of May” and “Call the Midwife” on television), had kindly agreed to present a prize to the winning scarecrow designer LinkExternal link
Elham’s 2016 scarecrow competition Here, standing outside The Abbot’s Fireside, is one of the entries. Details about the scarecrow competition could be found at <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/842983">TR1743 : The Rose and Crown on High Street</a>. This event was also reported on the Elham Farmers’ Market in Kent website, that included a summer food and craft festival, to take place on Sunday 5 June from 12 - 3.30 pm in the village square and St Mary's Church. A new market committee member, Pam Ferris (who has starred in “The Darling Buds of May” and “Call the Midwife” on television), had kindly agreed to present a prize to the winning scarecrow designer <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.elhamfarmersmarket.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.elhamfarmersmarket.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Elham’s 2016 scarecrow competition
Here, standing outside The Abbot’s Fireside, is one of the entries. Details about the scarecrow competition could be found at TR1743 : The Rose and Crown on High Street. This event was also reported on the Elham Farmers’ Market in Kent website, that included a summer food and craft festival, to take place on Sunday 5 June from 12 - 3.30 pm in the village square and St Mary's Church. A new market committee member, Pam Ferris (who has starred in “The Darling Buds of May” and “Call the Midwife” on television), had kindly agreed to present a prize to the winning scarecrow designer LinkExternal link
Elham’s 2016 scarecrow competition Here, exhibited on a bay window’s roof of the Kings Arms, are two of the entries. Details about the scarecrow competition could be found at <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/842983">TR1743 : The Rose and Crown on High Street</a>. This event was also reported on the Elham Farmers’ Market in Kent website, that included a summer food and craft festival, to take place on Sunday 5 June from 12 - 3.30 pm in the village square and St Mary's Church. A new market committee member, Pam Ferris (who has starred in “The Darling Buds of May” and “Call the Midwife” on television), had kindly agreed to present a prize to the winning scarecrow designer <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.elhamfarmersmarket.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.elhamfarmersmarket.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Elham’s 2016 scarecrow competition
Here, exhibited on a bay window’s roof of the Kings Arms, are two of the entries. Details about the scarecrow competition could be found at TR1743 : The Rose and Crown on High Street. This event was also reported on the Elham Farmers’ Market in Kent website, that included a summer food and craft festival, to take place on Sunday 5 June from 12 - 3.30 pm in the village square and St Mary's Church. A new market committee member, Pam Ferris (who has starred in “The Darling Buds of May” and “Call the Midwife” on television), had kindly agreed to present a prize to the winning scarecrow designer LinkExternal link
Elham’s 2016 scarecrow competition Here, standing in the garden of Essential Beauty, The Limes, High Street, are two of the entries. Details about the scarecrow competition could be found at <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/842983">TR1743 : The Rose and Crown on High Street</a>. This event was also reported on the Elham Farmers’ Market in Kent website, that included a summer food and craft festival, to take place on Sunday 5 June from 12 - 3.30 pm in the village square and St Mary's Church. A new market committee member, Pam Ferris (who has starred in “The Darling Buds of May” and “Get the Midwife” on television), had kindly agreed to present a prize to the winning scarecrow designer <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.elhamfarmersmarket.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.elhamfarmersmarket.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Elham’s 2016 scarecrow competition
Here, standing in the garden of Essential Beauty, The Limes, High Street, are two of the entries. Details about the scarecrow competition could be found at TR1743 : The Rose and Crown on High Street. This event was also reported on the Elham Farmers’ Market in Kent website, that included a summer food and craft festival, to take place on Sunday 5 June from 12 - 3.30 pm in the village square and St Mary's Church. A new market committee member, Pam Ferris (who has starred in “The Darling Buds of May” and “Get the Midwife” on television), had kindly agreed to present a prize to the winning scarecrow designer LinkExternal link
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Mill Down is located at Grid Ref: TR1742 (Lat: 51.13818, Lng: 1.1145491)

Administrative County: Kent

District: Shepway

Police Authority: Kent

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