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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Elham, Kent
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Elham (pronounced Eel-um) is a village and civil parish in East Kent situated 9 miles (14 km) south of Canterbury and 5 miles (8 km) north west of Folkestone in the Elham Valley. At the 2011 Census the population included the hamlet of Ottinge and village of Wingmore. When you visit Elham, Kent, Walkfo brings Elham, Kent places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Elham, Kent Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Elham, Kent
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With 14 audio plaques & Elham, Kent places for you to explore in the Elham, Kent area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Elham, Kent places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Elham, Kent history
Toponomy
The village is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Alham. The suffix “ham” means “homestead” or “hamm” meaning “meadow” The village may be the Ulaham referred to in an Anglo Saxon charter of 855 AD.
Early history
Neolithic hand axes, scrapers and worked flints at Dreal’s Farm on the chalk plateau to the east of the village is the earliest evidence of human activity in the parish. Bronze Age remains have also been discovered indicating continuity of settlement.
19th century to present day
Elham Valley Railway opened in 1889 and closed in 1947. The population of Elham was 1,192 in 1881. Until the early 1900s a brickworks existed within the village.
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You can visit Elham, Kent places with Walkfo Elham, Kent to hear history at Elham, Kent’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Elham, Kent has 14 places to visit in our interactive Elham, Kent 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 Elham, Kent, 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 Elham, Kent places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Elham, Kent & the surrounding areas.
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14 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Elham, Kent places to visit
Elham, Kent has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Elham, Kent’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Elham, Kent’s information audio spots:
Davison’s Mill, Stelling Minnis
Davison’s Mill, also known as Stelling Minnis Windmill, is a Grade I listed smock mill. It was the last windmill working commercially in Kent when it closed in the autumn of 1970. It is open to visitors each year from Easter Sunday to the end of September.
Visit Elham, Kent plaques
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here Elham, Kent has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Elham, Kent plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Elham, Kent using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Elham, Kent plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.
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