Bridge, Kent
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| Population | 1467[1] |
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| Parish | Bridge |
| 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 |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
Bridge is a village and civil parish near Canterbury in Kent, South East England.
Bridge village is situated 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 lies 2.5 miles south-east of Canterbury.
It is likely that the parish took its name from "Bregge" a bridge which crossed the River Little Stour, a tributary of the Stour itself.[2]
On the edge of the village are two large country estates. Bourne Park is a Queen Anne mansion dating from 1702. Higham Park is a large neoclassical mansion, once the home of eccentric racing driver Count Louis Zborowski. His giant-engined "Chitty Bang Bang" cars were built there, as was "Babs", the vehicle used in J.G. Parry-Thomas's attempt for the land speed record at Pendine Sands in 1927.
The famous aviator Ed "Steady Eddie" Ludlow lives locally with his partner Pierre and Westland Terrier, Beau.
[edit] References
- ^ National Statistics Census 2001
- ^ Bridge Village
[edit] External links
- Bridge village website
- Higham Park (Note: Higham Park is no longer open to the public)
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