Newenden

Newenden is a small village and civil parish in area and population in the Ashford District of Kent, England.

Newenden
Newenden
Location within Kent
Area4.23 km2 (1.63 sq mi)
Population223 (Civil Parish 2011)[1]
• Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ835275
Civil parish
  • Newenden
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCRANBROOK
Postcode districtTN18
Dialling code01797
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament

Geography

The village is clustered together along the south slope and at the foot of the end of a tall escarpment by the River Rother, six miles (6.4 km) south-west of Tenterden on the A28. Newenden is located immediately north of the Rother which forms the county boundary with East Sussex. The humpback bridge of 1736 has recently been repaired. As the land at the very edge of the parish and lowest points is marshy, the narrow hill escarpment itself is known locally as Frogs Hill.

History

Lossenham Friary was established northeast of the village in around 1242 but it was burnt down in 1275 and no remains are visible.

In March 1300, wardrobe accounts of King Edward I of England include a reference to a game called "creag" being played at Newenden by Prince Edward, then aged 15.[2] It has been suggested that creag was an early form of cricket.[3]

Amenities

The ancient parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter; it was restored in 1859. A large pub is marked in maps next to the river.

References
  1. Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 10 May 2014
  2. Altham HS (1962) A History of Cricket, Volume 1, p.20. George Allen & Unwin.
  3. Bowen R (1970) Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development, p.29. Eyre & Spottiswoode.
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