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Otford Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Otford

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Otford history

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Otford’s earliest history shows occupation for at least 3,000 years. Occupants have included Iron Age farmers, Romans, archbishops and royalty. The etymology of the village name is disputed.

Roman Otford

A Roman villa in what is now Otford was abandoned during the 4th century . The remains were re-discovered and excavated during the 1930s and again in 2015 . It is at least twice the size of nearby Lullingstone villa .

Saxon Otford

Otford was made part of the Hundred of Codsheath, one of the nine Hundreds making up the Lathe of Sutton at Hone in about the 6th century AD . Lathes were Saxon administrative regions .

Norman Otford

Otford is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it shows that the Archbishop of Canterbury possessed 8 mills in the village, which is referred to as Otefort .

Otford in the Middle Ages

In 1514, Archbishop William Warham replaced an existing ecclesiastical building with Otford Palace, and in 1519, King Henry VIII stayed in the palace . Apparently, he liked it so much, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer felt compelled to give it to the king in 1537 .

Otford in the Late Middle Ages

The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent says that Otford Parish is about nine miles in circumference, and contains about two thousand four hundred acres of land, of which about seventy are woodland .

Victorian Otford

Otford was still part of the Hundred of Codsheath, with a population of 798 in 1841 . In 1887, the Scottish theologian and historian John Hunt was appointed Vicar of the St Bartholomews Anglican church .

20th-century Otford

Otford included the settlement of Dunton Green until 1909, when it was split off into a separate parish . In 1924, the Otford Watermill, dating from 1541, burnt down . Otford Medical Practice was formed and is now located at Lennards Avenue .

Recent history

Otford won the Kent Village of the Year competition in 2002 . The results were broadcast live on BBC Radio Kent, and reported in the Kent Messenger newspaper .

You can visit Otford places with Walkfo Otford to hear history at Otford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Otford has 29 places to visit in our interactive Otford 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 Otford, 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 Otford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Otford & the surrounding areas.

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29 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Otford places to visit

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

Dorton House Dorton House, formerly known as Wildernesse, is a Grade II listed Georgian mansion house in Seal, Kent, near Sevenoaks . Until 2013 it was used as the headquarters for the Royal London Society for the Blind and as housing for blind and partially sighted children who attended its school .

Vine Cricket Ground The Vine Cricket Ground is one of the oldest cricket venues in England . It was given to the town of Sevenoaks in Kent in 1773 by the 3rd Duke of Dorset . The land is thought to have possibly been used as a vineyard for the Archbishops of Canterbury .

Montreal Park Montreal Park was formerly the home of Lord Amherst, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. It was named after his conquest of Montreal in 1760.

Chatham Vase The Chatham Vase is a stone sculpture by John Bacon commissioned as a memorial to William Pitt the Elder by his wife, Hester, Countess of Chatham. It was originally erected at their house in Burton Pynsent in 1781, then moved to Stowe House but sold in 1848, then purchased in 1857 by a member of the family and installed at Revesby Abbey.

Romney Street Romney Street is a hamlet in the civil parish of Shoreham, in the Sevenoaks district of Kent. The hamlet is located on Romney Street in the sevenoaks area of the county.

Sevenoaks Town F.C. Sevenoaks Town F.C. were established in 1883. They are currently members of the Isthmian League South East Division.

Polhill Anglo-Saxon cemetery Polhill Anglo-Saxon cemetery is a place of burial that was used in the seventh and eighth centuries CE. It is located close to the hamlet of Polhill, near Sevenoaks in Kent, South-East England. An estimated 180 to 200 graves were placed there, containing between 200 and 220 individuals.

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