Barham, Kent

Barham, Kent

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Barham
latitude= 51.2019
longitude= 1.1588
static_

static_image_caption=The Duke of Cumberland pub, Barham
population = 1187 [ [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=795403&c=barham&d=16&e=15&g=457086&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 National Statistics] Census 2001]
civil_parish= Barham
shire_district= Canterbury
shire_county= Kent
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Canterbury
post_town= CANTERBURY
postcode_district = CT4
postcode_area= CT
dial_code= 01227
os_grid_reference= TR206495

Barham is a village and civil parish in the City of Canterbury district of Kent, England. It is situated close to the A2 road between Canterbury and Dover, 7 miles south-east of Canterbury and 7 miles north of Folkestone.

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,187.

The name Barham was spelt "Bioraham" in 799, Biora (derived from "Beora" – a Saxon Chief) and "Ham" (a settlement or homestead) [ [http://www.barham-kent.org.uk/ Barham] ]

The Nailbourne, a tributary of the River Little Stour flows nearby on its way to the English Channel. Just outside Barham stood the Black Mill, a windmill which was accidentally burnt down in 1970. Barham Downs lie to the north of the village.

Famous inhabitants

*David Starkey (1945–) – historian

References


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