Ickham and Well
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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 | |
| Area | 9.3 km2 (3.6 sq mi) |
| Population | 437 (Civil Parish 2011)[1] |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TR221581 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CANTERBURY |
| Postcode district | CT3 |
| Dialling code | 01227 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South 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]
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.
- Edward Isaac (16th-century), English Protestant and Marian exile.
- J. G. Robertson (1859–1940), British singer and actor died in Ickham.
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