Otham is a village near the town of Maidstone

Maidstone

Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural...

 in Kent

Kent

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, England

England

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The 12th century parish church of St Nicholas

St Nicholas's Church, Otham

St Nicholas's is a parish church in Otham, Kent begun in the 12th century with additions in the next two centuries. It is a Grade I listed building.-Building:...

 is a Grade I listed building. The vicar is Revd Andrew Sewell. Otham also has a number of mediaeval houses which are listed including Otham Manor

Otham Manor

Otham Manor, previously known as Wardes, is a late 14th-century manor house in Otham, Kent.The house was built in the late 14th century, probably around 1370, and was altered and extended in the 16th century. It is a L-shaped two-storey timber-framed hall house; the north wing being the older part...

 (Grade I), Synyards

Synyards

Synyards is a late 15th-century house in Otham, Kent.The house was built in the late 15th century with additions in the 16th century and in 1663. It is a mostly two-storey timber-framed hall house with a steeply-pitched plain tile hipped roof...

 (Grade I) and Stoneacre

Stoneacre

Stoneacre is a small National Trust property in Otham, near Maidstone, Kent in southern England. The property is a half-timbered yeoman's house dating from the fifteenth century, together with a small garden, orchard and meadows...

 (Grade II*). Stoneacre is a small National Trust

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

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 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

Kent County League

The Kent County League, currently known as the haart of Kent County League for sponsorship reasons, is a football competition based in Kent, England. The league has four senior divisions - a Premier Division, Division One Division Two East and West, plus reserve divisions...

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

The White Horse pub is located in Otham.

External links

• Otham Parish website
• History of Otham dating from 1798, by Hasted
  Edward Hasted
  Edward Hasted was the author of a major county history, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent .-Life:...
  
  , at British History Online website
• National Trust webpages on Stoneacre
• Bearsted FC website