Elmstone

Elmstone is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Preston, in the Dover district, in East Kent, England. It is situated between Canterbury and Sandwich.

Type: Hamlet
Description: village in Kent, England, UK
Also known as: “Elmstone, Kent”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Elmstone Church and Wingham Wildlife Park.

Elmstone Church

Church

Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Elmstone Church is an Anglican church in the village of Elmstone in Kent, England. The church dates back to the 13th century, and was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1963.

Wingham Wildlife Park is a medium-sized wildlife park situated near Wingham, Kent, United Kingdom where it covers an area of 26 acres. In 2011, the species count at the park reached 180 species, growing to over 200 in 2013 covering fish, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates and birds.

Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve

Nature reserve

Photo: Rog Frost, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stodmarsh SSSI is a 623.2-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Stodmarsh, north-east of Canterbury in Kent. Parts of it are a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I, a National Nature Reserve, a Ramsar internationally important wetland site, a Special Area of Conservation and a Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve is situated 2 miles northwest of Elmstone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Preston-next-Wingham and Hoaden.

Preston-next-Wingham

Village

Photo: Whn64, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Preston or Preston-next-Wingham is a civil parish and village in the valley of the Little Stour in the Dover District of Kent, England. The village is on the B2076 secondary road.