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Elham, North

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Elham, North

Direction Sign – Signpost at Rakeshole Farm on Reece Lane Located on the north side of the junction at Rakeshole Farm on Reece Lane in Elham parish. 3 arms and missing annulus finial. See also <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2791033" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2791033">Link</a>. Milestone Society National ID: KE_TR2044
Direction Sign – Signpost at Rakeshole Farm on Reece Lane Credit: D Glover

Elham is a picturesque village located in the North Downs, within the county of Kent, England. Situated approximately 12 miles south-east of Canterbury, Elham falls within the district of North Kent. It is a small village with a population of around 1,100 people.

The village is known for its historic charm and natural beauty, with many of its buildings dating back to the medieval period. Elham is surrounded by stunning countryside and rolling hills, making it a popular destination for walkers and nature enthusiasts. The village is also part of the Elham Valley, which is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Elham boasts a rich history, with evidence of human habitation in the area dating back to prehistoric times. It was an important market town during the medieval period and still retains many of its historic features, including a 14th-century church, timber-framed cottages, and a medieval bridge over the Nailbourne River.

In terms of amenities, Elham has a village shop, a post office, and a pub, providing essential services for its residents. The village also has a strong sense of community, with various events and activities organized throughout the year, such as the Elham Horticultural Society's annual flower show and the Elham Village Fete.

Overall, Elham is a charming and idyllic village that offers a tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. Its rich history, natural beauty, and strong community spirit make it a truly special place to live or visit in North Kent.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 51.159408/1.1209288 or Grid Reference TR1844. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Direction Sign – Signpost at Rakeshole Farm on Reece Lane Located on the north side of the junction at Rakeshole Farm on Reece Lane in Elham parish. 3 arms and missing annulus finial. See also <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2791033" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2791033">Link</a>. Milestone Society National ID: KE_TR2044
Direction Sign – Signpost at Rakeshole Farm on Reece Lane
Located on the north side of the junction at Rakeshole Farm on Reece Lane in Elham parish. 3 arms and missing annulus finial. See also Link. Milestone Society National ID: KE_TR2044
View down the hill to Elham Looking towards Park Lane at the northern and more modern end of the village.
View down the hill to Elham
Looking towards Park Lane at the northern and more modern end of the village.
Sheep on Exted Farm Exted is a small hamlet to the north east of Elham village.
Sheep on Exted Farm
Exted is a small hamlet to the north east of Elham village.
Lane to Exted and Elham From the Rhodes Minnis direction. A turning to Stelling Minnis is at the near left.
Lane to Exted and Elham
From the Rhodes Minnis direction. A turning to Stelling Minnis is at the near left.
The house at Wingate Farm Seen from a nearby lane.
The house at Wingate Farm
Seen from a nearby lane.
A view over a gate Of the rolling countryside of the North Downs in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
A view over a gate
Of the rolling countryside of the North Downs in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Kissing gate On a footpath leading from near the house called Verchoyles to Dreal’s Farm, whose house can be seen to the left of the kissing gate.
Kissing gate
On a footpath leading from near the house called Verchoyles to Dreal’s Farm, whose house can be seen to the left of the kissing gate.
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).
Parsonage Farm, North Elham Now that the left side of <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4012168">TR1844 : Parsonage Farm, North Elham</a> has been painted to match the middle part of the house, it gives the building a better aspect. The right hand side looks as if it needs attention though.
Parsonage Farm, North Elham
Now that the left side of TR1844 : Parsonage Farm, North Elham has been painted to match the middle part of the house, it gives the building a better aspect. The right hand side looks as if it needs attention though.
The Old Carthouse, North Elham There are a couple of large piles of soil to the right of the house, where the ground seemed to have been excavated.
The Old Carthouse, North Elham
There are a couple of large piles of soil to the right of the house, where the ground seemed to have been excavated.
View through a gateway Towards Craft Shaw, which was coppiced last year.
View through a gateway
Towards Craft Shaw, which was coppiced last year.
Recently planted hedging One can see the Tuley tubes, in which each plant is encased, as they appear as an off-white line running from beside this gate, across the meadow and up the hillside.
Recently planted hedging
One can see the Tuley tubes, in which each plant is encased, as they appear as an off-white line running from beside this gate, across the meadow and up the hillside.
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
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Elham, North is located at Grid Ref: TR1844 (Lat: 51.159408, Lng: 1.1209288)

Administrative County: Kent

District: Shepway

Police Authority: Kent

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Post Box
Collection Times: Mo-Fr 09:00; Sa 07:00
Operator: Royal Mail
Operator Wikidata: Q638098
Post Box Mounting: metal_post
Post Box Type: lamp
Postal Code: CT4
Ref: CT4 96
Royal Cypher: EIIR
Source: survey
Lat/Long: 51.1594276/1.1210114
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Parsonage Farm
Place: farm
Lat/Long: 51.1604292/1.1185819
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Railway Historic: level_crossing
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Lat/Long: 51.1598216/1.1197828
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Bus Stop
Parsonage Farm
Flag: no
Local Ref: opp
Naptan AtcoCode: 240099635
Naptan Bearing: NE
Naptan BusStopType: CUS
Naptan CommonName: Parsonage Farm
Naptan Indicator: opp
Naptan Landmark: Parsonage Farm
Naptan NaptanCode: kntgptpj
Naptan RevisionNumber: 1
Naptan Status: act
Naptan Street: Elham Valley Road
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
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Source Date: 2018-08-30
Lat/Long: 51.1610386/1.1164653
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Parsonage Farm
Bus: yes
Flag: no
Local Ref: adj
Naptan AtcoCode: 2400A072270A
Naptan Bearing: SW
Naptan BusStopType: CUS
Naptan CommonName: Parsonage Farm
Naptan Indicator: adj
Naptan Landmark: Parsonage Farm
Naptan NaptanCode: kntgdtjm
Naptan RevisionNumber: 5
Naptan Status: act
Naptan Street: Elham Valley Road
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
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Source Date: 2018-08-30
Lat/Long: 51.1609147/1.116453
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Barrier: kissing_gate
Lat/Long: 51.1574543/1.1198202
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Barrier: kissing_gate
Lat/Long: 51.1590752/1.122589
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Barrier: kissing_gate
Lat/Long: 51.1608767/1.1247714
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Barrier: stile
Lat/Long: 51.1609852/1.1249834
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Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.1599503/1.1189854
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