Waltham, Kent
Waltham is a village and civil parish 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Canterbury in Kent, England.
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![]() St Bartholomew's Church, Waltham | |
![]() ![]() Waltham Location within Kent | |
Area | 8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi) |
Population | 436 (2011)[1] |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Canterbury |
Postcode district | CT4 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
The village was once associated with the Knights Templar and was originally called Temple Waltham.[2]
Amenities
St Bartholomew's Church is Grade I listed. Its windows are of the 13th and 14th century and its tower was rebuilt and restored in 1808.[3]
Bus 620 runs between Canterbury, Hastingleigh and Waltham.
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gollark: None - time to buy a new house!
gollark: Alternatively, 100 - they need to pool their money to pay.
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References
- Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 21 November 2013
- Waltham Village, http://www.waltham.org/walthamch.html
- Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1367044)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
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