Wouldham
Sign in to saveWouldham is a village on the bank of the River Medway in Kent, England. In 2011 its population was approximately 1500, which has increased since 2017, with substantial housing development to the south of the village. It has an 11th-century church, two schools – a primary school and one for those with special educational needs, and two public houses, The Medway Inn and The Waterman's Arms.
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Place details
- Locality
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Wouldham
- UK place.population
- 1,497
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.shire_district
- Tonbridge and Malling
- UK place.shire_county
- Kent
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Chatham and Aylesford
- UK place.post_town
- Rochester
- UK place.postcode_district
- ME1
- UK place.postcode_area
- ME
- UK place.static_image
- High Street, Wouldham - geograph.org.uk - 4469369.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Population
- +1497
- Image
- Wouldham Village Sign - geograph.org.uk - 1097254.jpg
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Wouldham is a village on the bank of the River Medway in Kent, England. In 2011 its population was approximately 1500, which has increased since 2017, with substantial housing development to the south of the village. It has an 11th-century church, two schools – a primary school and one for those with special educational needs, and two public houses, The Medway Inn and The Waterman's Arms.
==History== The tusk and teeth of a mammoth were excavated in Peters Pit and displayed in Rochester Guildhall Museum. In 1982, the skull of an 18-year-old teenager was excavated, dated as 1500 BC. Oral history suggests that the village was occupied when the Romans arrived, and that they constructed a ford across the Medway. The site of a temple dedicated to Mithras has been excavated and occurs on old maps. On the Wouldham Marshes is Starkey House built in 1483: a now restored Grade I listed medieval manor house called Starkey Castle.