Wingham

Wingham is a village and civil parish in the Dover District of Kent, England. The village lies along the ancient coastal road, now the A257, from Richborough to London, and is close to Canterbury.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wingham Wildlife Park and St Mary’s Church, Wingham.

Wingham Wildlife Park

Zoo

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.

St Mary’s Church, Wingham

Church

Photo: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary's Church, Wingham, is an Anglican parish church in Wingham, Kent. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

Church of St James

Church

Photo: KaleidoscopeMeg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ash and Littlebourne.

Ash

Village

Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ash is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of east Kent about three miles west of Sandwich. The civil parish has a population of 2,767, increasing to 3,365 at the 2011 Census, and includes the villages of Ash, Westmarsh, Ware, Hoaden and Richborough. Ash is situated 3 miles east of Wingham.