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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Chartham

  

Chartham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Chartham

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Chartham history

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Toponymy

Chartham literally means ‘Village on rough ground’ The Stone Street part of the name comes from Stone Street, a road and hamlet that runs parallel to the A28 on the other side of the villages.

Modern day

The dovecote at Burnt House Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument for its importance in sending homing birds to and from important envoys such as the Archbishop of Canterbury. Paper making has been a major occupation for the last 625 years; the mill dates from the late eighteenth century.

Chartham landmarks

Church

The Church of St Mary contains six bells, five of which were made by Joseph Hatch in 1605. It was built in approximately 1294 and features a number of brasses, including that of Sir Robert de Setvans (d 1306) The renovation was in 1875 by Oxford University architect George Edmund Street.

Railway Station

Chartham railway station lies one stop west of Canterbury West and has regular trains to London stations including London Victoria station and London Charing Cross. The HS1 trains also pass through the station but do not stop here.

You can visit Chartham places with Walkfo Chartham to hear history at Chartham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Chartham has 62 places to visit in our interactive Chartham map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Chartham, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Chartham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Chartham & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Chartham Places Map
62 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Chartham tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Chartham

  

Best Chartham places to visit

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Chartham has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Chartham’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Chartham’s information audio spots:

Marlowe Memorial The Marlowe Memorial is a statue and four statuettes erected in 1891 in Canterbury, England. The memorial comprises a bronze statue, The Muse of Poetry sculpted by Edward Onslow Ford. The statue is now situated outside the city’s Marlowe Theatre.

Old Palace, Canterbury The Old Palace, also known as the Archbishop’s Palace, is a historic building situated within the precincts of Canterbury Cathedral. It is the main residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury when in Canterbury.

St Mildred’s Church, Canterbury The Church of Saint Mildred is a partly Anglo-Saxon stone church in Canterbury. It is the only surviving pre-Norman church within the former city walls. It has been a Grade I listed building since 1949.

Chair of St Augustine The Chair of St Augustine or Cathedra Augustini (Latin) is the ceremonial enthronement cathedra chair of the Archbishop of Canterbury in Canterbury Cathedral, Kent.

Durovernum Cantiacorum Durovernum Cantiacorum was a town and hillfort (oppidum) in Roman Britain at the site of present-day Canterbury in Kent. It occupied a strategic location on Watling Street at the best local crossing of the Stour.

Canterbury Castle Canterbury Castle was one of the three original Royal castles of Kent (the other two being Rochester Castle and Dover Castle) It is a five-minute walk from Canterbury East Station and main bus station around City Wall.

St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Canterbury St Thomas of Canterbury Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Canterbury, Kent. It was built from 1874 to 1875 in the Gothic Revival style. It is situated on the corner of Burgate and Canterbury Lane, west of Lower Bridge Street.

Canterbury power station Canterbury power station supplied electricity to the City of Canterbury, Kent, England from 1900 to 1960. The small generating station was owned and operated by Canterbury Corporation until the nationalisation of the British electricity supply industry in 1948.

Dane John Mound The Dane John Mound was converted into a motte-and-bailey castle in the 11th century. It was turned into a civic park between 1790 and 1803.

St Michael and All Angels Church, Harbledown The Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Norman stone church in Harbledown, near Canterbury, England. It follows the Anglo-Catholic tradition, is a parish of the Society of Saint Wilfrid and Saint Hilda. It has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since January 1967.

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