Chilham

Chilham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Ashford in , England. It sits on the north bank of the Great Stour around 5+1⁄2 miles to the southwest of and seven miles northeast of .
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  • Type: Village with 379 residents
  • Description: village in Kent, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Chilham, Kent”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Mary, Chilham and Chilham Castle.

Church
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Castle
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is a Jacobean manor house and keep in the village of Chilham, between and in the county of Kent, England. The keep is of Norman origin and dates to 1174, although it may have been built on an older Anglo-Saxon fortification.

Restaurant
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is a restaurant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Wives Lees and Godmersham.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of , England. The village straddles the Great Stour river where it cuts through the and its land is approximately one third woodland, all in the far east and west on the escarpment of the North Downs. is situated 2 miles south of Chilham.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the of Kent, England. It is situated on the Ashford side of the city, and is in the , 2.3 mi south west of , England. is situated 2½ miles east of Chilham.

Chilham

Latitude
51.24415° or 51° 14′ 39″ north
Longitude
0.96323° or 0° 57′ 48″ east
Population
379
Elevation
154 feet (47 metres)
Open location code
9F326XV7+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29164070
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2653167
Wiki­data ID
Q1004824
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Chilham” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Chilham”
  • Bengali: “চিলহ্যাম”
  • Cebuano: “Chilham”
  • Chinese: “切尔汉姆”
  • Chinese: “切爾咸”
  • Chinese: “契罕”
  • Dutch: “Chilham”
  • French: “Chilham”
  • German: “Chilham”
  • Gujarati: “ચિલહામ”
  • Irish: “Chilham”
  • Italian: “Chilham”
  • Japanese: “チラム”
  • Kannada: “ಚಿಲ್ಹಮ್”
  • Korean: “칠햄”
  • Ladin: “Chilham”
  • Lithuanian: “Čilhemas”
  • Persian: “چیلهام”
  • Polish: “Chilham”
  • Portuguese: “Chilham”
  • Russian: “Чилхэм”
  • Spanish: “Chilham”
  • Swedish: “Chilham”
  • Tamil: “சில்ஹாம்”
  • Telugu: “చిల్హం”
  • Urdu: “چلہام”
  • Welsh: “Chilham”
  • “Chilham”

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