Ickham and Well

Ickham and Well is a mostly rural civil parish east of Canterbury in Kent, South East England.

Ickham and Well
The Street, Ickham
Ickham and Well
Location within Kent
Area9.3 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Population437 (Civil Parish 2011)[1]
• Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTR221581
Civil parish
  • Ickham and Well
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCANTERBURY
Postcode districtCT3
Dialling code01227
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament

The parish covers the villages of Ickham and Bramling just off the A257 Sandwich Road. It has several listed buildings in architecture of old, well-preserved houses, with the 13th-century parish church of St John the Evangelist in the midst. A recent archaeological excavation at Ickham has revealed evidence of Roman metalwork and copper brooches.[2]

Geography

Ickham centres on a single road.

The Rivers Little Stour and Wingham flow through the parish before joining with the Great Stour to become the River Stour.

Notable people
  • Edward Isaac (16th-century), English Protestant and Marian exile.
  • J. G. Robertson (1859–1940), British singer and actor died in Ickham.

References
  1. Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 21 November 2013
  2. Canterbury City Council
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