Otham

St Nicholas's Church

Otham is a village near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England.

The 12th century parish church of St Nicholas is a Grade I listed building.^[1] The vicar is Revd Andrew Sewell. Otham also has a number of mediaeval houses which are listed including Otham Manor (Grade I),^[2] Synyards (Grade I)^[3] and Stoneacre (Grade II*).^[4] Stoneacre is a small National Trust property, which is a private residence but opened to visitors on Saturdays and Bank Holiday Mondays from April - September.

Otham has a circular walk of 7 km which includes the Spot Lane Nature Reserve and Stoneacre. Details of it are available from its parish website as a pdf file.

Kent County League football club Bearsted F.C. play at Honey Lane in Otham.

The White Horse pub is located in Otham.

References

1. ^ Church of Saint Nicholas (1250738). National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
2. ^ Otham Manor (1250941). National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
3. ^ Synyards and Path Between Front Door and Road (1263084). National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
4. ^ Stoneacre and Path Between Front Door and Road (1250995). National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

External links

• Otham Parish website
• History of Otham dating from 1798, by Hasted, at British History Online website
• National Trust webpages on Stoneacre
• Bearsted FC website

Coordinates: 51°15′N 0°34′E / 51.25°N 0.567°E / 51.25; 0.567