Barham, Kent

Barham
The Duke of Cumberland pub, Barham
Barham shown within Kent
Population	1187^[1]
OS grid reference	TR206495
Parish	Barham
District	Canterbury
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CANTERBURY
Postcode district	CT4
Dialling code	01227
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
European Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Canterbury
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Barham is a village and civil parish in the City of Canterbury district of Kent, England. It is situated close to the A2 road between Canterbury and Dover, 7 miles south-east of Canterbury and 7 miles north of Folkestone.

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,187.

The name Barham was spelt Bioraham in 799, Biora (derived from Beora – a Saxon Chief) and Ham (a settlement or homestead)^[2]

The Nailbourne, a tributary of the River Little Stour flows nearby on its way to the English Channel. Just outside Barham stood the Black Mill, a windmill which was accidentally burnt down in 1970.

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