Bridge, Kent
Bridge village is in the Nailbourne valley in a rural setting on the old Roman road, Watling Street, formerly the main road between London and Dover. The village itself is centred 2.5 miles south-east of the city of Canterbury.
History
It is likely that the parish took its name from "Bregge", a bridge which crossed the river Nailbourne, a tributary of the Stour. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter.
Geography
The village is surrounded by a buffer zone, and is almost entirely residential and agricultural. Its layout is a cross between a linear settlement and a clustered settlement.
Amenities
Bourne Park House is a Queen Anne mansion with lake, occasionally open to the public. Its façade and structure date mostly to 1702.
In popular culture
Fyfe Robertson presented ' Robbie: The Car ' on BBC One, Thursday 24 July, 1975, in which was shown Bridge's traffic congested roads.
References
- ^ Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density Archived 11 February 2003 at the Wayback Machine United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 21 November 2013
- ^ Bridge Village (2023), About Bridge, retrieved 4 April 2023
External links
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