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Otham
Otham — village in Kent, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bearsted · 3.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Otham is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 523 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.2500°, 0.5667°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Otham () is a village and civil parish in the Maidstone district of Kent, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 523, with 204 dwellings.
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Background
Architecture
The village itself has been in existence since before the time of the Domesday Book. One of the village's oldest buildings, the 12th-century parish church of St Nicholas, is a Grade I listed building. The vicar is Reverend Steven Hughes MBE. Otham also has a number of listed mediaeval houses including Otham Manor (Grade I), Synyards (Grade I) and Stoneacre (Grade II*). Stoneacre itself is a small National Trust property, which is a private residence but is opened to visitors on Saturdays and Bank Holiday Mondays from April to September. Otham has a circular walk of 7 km which includes the Spot Lane Nature Reserve and Stoneacre. Much of the central village is protected as part of the Otham…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2500, 0.5667
- County
- Kent
- District
- Maidstone
- Parish
- Otham
- Postcode
- ME15 8RF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Population
- 523
- Nearest railway station
- Bearsted — 3 km
- Official site
- www.othampc.kentparishes.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q740620 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Otham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Nicholas's Church, Otham- geograph.org.uk - 2209899.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Otham?
- Otham is in Kent, London, United Kingdom (postcode ME15 8RF), in the parish of Otham.
- Is Otham a protected site?
- Yes — Otham is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Otham free to visit?
- Yes, Otham is free to enter.
- How do I get to Otham?
- The nearest railway station is Bearsted, about 3.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ME15 8RF.