Bridge, Kent

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Bridge church
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Bridge shown within Kent
Area	4.08 km2 (1.58 sq mi)
Population	1,576 (Civil Parish 2011)
• Density	386/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TR182542
Civil parish	Bridge
District	Canterbury
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CANTERBURY
Postcode district	CT4
Dialling code	01227
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Canterbury
List of places UK England Kent 51°14′42″N 1°07′39″E / 51.2450°N 1.1274°E / 51.2450; 1.1274Coordinates: 51°14′42″N 1°07′39″E / 51.2450°N 1.1274°E / 51.2450; 1.1274

Bridge is a village and civil parish near Canterbury in Kent, South East England.

Bridge village is 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 itself is centred 2.5 miles south-east of the city of Canterbury.

It is likely that the parish took its name from "Bregge" a bridge which crossed the river Nailbourne, a tributary of the Stour.

The village is surrounded by a buffer zone, is almost entirely residential and agricultural and is in its layout a cross between a linear settlement and a clustered settlement.

Bourne Park is a Queen Anne mansion with lake, occasionally open to the public, its façade and structure dates mostly to 1702.

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