Alkham

Alkham is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of , England, about five miles west of . Within the parish are the settlements of Chalksole and ; the parish population was 691 people, reducing slightly to 688 at the 2011 Census.
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  • Type: Village with 730 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Kent, UK
  • Also known as: “Alkham, Kent”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Anthony the Martyr and Sladden Wood.

Church
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Forest
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 7-hectare nature reserve north of Alkham in . It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. The main trees in this wood are hornbeam, field maple and hazel, and there are ground flora such as green hellebore and yellow archangel.

Church
Photo: Adam Hincks, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of , some 3 miles northeast of , , England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Alkham.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ewell Minnis and Swingfield.

Hamlet
is a village near in , England. The population is included in the civil parish of Alkham. See for information on the origin of the word Minnis.

Hamlet
Photo: Adam Hincks, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the district of Folkestone and Hythe in , England. The parish includes the settlements of Densole on the A260 towards Hawkinge, and . is situated 1½ miles northwest of Alkham.

Village
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is a village in , England. At one time it would have been called a hamlet, there being no church there. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of . is situated 2 miles northeast of Alkham.

Alkham

Latitude
51.13574° or 51° 8′ 9″ north
Longitude
1.22369° or 1° 13′ 25″ east
Population
730
Elevation
190 feet (58 metres)
Open location code
9F3346PF+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27300987
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2657500
Wiki­data ID
Q578630
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Alkham” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Алкхам”
  • Cebuano: “Alkham”
  • Dutch: “Alkham”
  • French: “Alkham”
  • Irish: “Alkham”
  • Italian: “Alkham”
  • Japanese: “アルカム”
  • Ladin: “Alkham”
  • Polish: “Alkham”
  • Spanish: “Alkham”
  • Swedish: “Alkham”
  • Turkish: “Alkham”
  • Urdu: “الکہام”
  • Welsh: “Alkham”
  • “Alkham”

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Notable Places Nearby

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