Barham, Kent

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)

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. Barham Downs lie to the north of the village.

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