Womenswold
Encyclopedia
Womenswold is a village
and civil parish
situated about 7 miles (11 km) south-east of Canterbury
, Kent
, England
, 1 mile to the east of the A2 road
. The parish consists of three hamlets; Womenswold, Woolage Village
and Woolage Green
.
Historically, Womenswold has been recorded with various spellings, including Wymynswold and Wimlingswold
The church of St, Margaret of Antioch covers all three hamlets, and is situated in Womenswold itself. A small mediaeval building without any side aisles, it is part of the Barham Downs group of churches.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
situated about 7 miles (11 km) south-east of Canterbury
Canterbury
Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
, Kent
Kent
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, England
England
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, 1 mile to the east of the A2 road
A2 road (Great Britain)
The A2 is a major road in southern England, connecting London with the English Channel port of Dover in Kent. This route has always been of importance as a connection between the British capital of London and sea trade routes to Continental Europe...
. The parish consists of three hamlets; Womenswold, Woolage Village
Woolage Village
Woolage Village is situated about south-east of Canterbury, Kent, England, 1 mile to the east of the A2 road. Together with Womenswold and Woolage Green, it forms Womenswold parish....
and Woolage Green
Woolage Green
Woolage Green is a small hamlet, situated about south-east of Canterbury, Kent, England, 1 mile to the east of the A2 road. Together with Womenswold and Woolage Village, it forms Womenswold parish....
.
Historically, Womenswold has been recorded with various spellings, including Wymynswold and Wimlingswold
The church of St, Margaret of Antioch covers all three hamlets, and is situated in Womenswold itself. A small mediaeval building without any side aisles, it is part of the Barham Downs group of churches.