Adisham

Adisham
Adisham Church of England Primary School
Adisham
Adisham shown within Kent
Area	11.82 km² (4.56 sq mi)
Population	645 (Civil Parish 2011)
• Density	55/km² (140/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TR226540
Civil parish	Adisham
District	City of Canterbury
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CANTERBURY
Postcode district	CT3
Dialling code	01304

Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Canterbury
List of places UK England Kent 51°14′35″N 1°11′28″E / 51.243°N 1.191°E / 51.243; 1.191Coordinates: 51°14′35″N 1°11′28″E / 51.243°N 1.191°E / 51.243; 1.191

Adisham (formerly Adesham) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Kent. It is twinned with Campagne-lès-Hesdin in France.

The village centre, six miles south-east of Canterbury is on the B2046 road between Wingham and Barham. It was known as Edesham in the Domesday Book.

A clustered village, the cluster is within 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from the central cluster of Aylesham.

The village lies on one of the routes that formed part of the Pilgrims' Way immortalised by Geoffrey Chaucer in his book The Canterbury Tales, and in 2010 was the subject of a villagers' protest when local landowner former banker to the Queen, Timothy Steel, tried to ban walkers from part of the route. After a public enquiry, public rights of way were Council-designated on paths on his land including the path of the former Pilgrims Way.

The village church is dedicated to Holy Innocents and Adisham primary school. There is a village hall.

Adisham's village shop shut down in 2004 and the Bull's Head pub closed in about 2010.

Adisham has two book clubs: Adisham Book Club and Adisham Bookmarks.

Adisham railway station opened on 22 July 1861. It is on the Chatham Main Line - Dover Branch. There is also a daily bus service to Canterbury.

The Rector of Adisham in the archdiocese of Canterbury, Master John "The Martyr" Bland. Bland was a Protestant minister during the reign of Queen Mary I, who had him burned at the stake on July 12, 1555, being found guilty of heresy.

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