Chartham
| Chartham | |
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 St Mary's Church with part of the Green |
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 Chartham Hatch |
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 Chartham
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| Chartham shown within Kent | |
| Area | 20.84 km2 (8.05 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,261 (Civil Parish 2011) |
| • Density | 204/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TR108549 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Canterbury |
| Postcode district | CT4 7 |
| Dialling code | 01227 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
Chartham is a village and civil parish on the Great Stour river in the vale of the Kent Downs, 4 miles (6 km) west of Canterbury, England. The Great Stour Way path passes through the village. A paper mill in the village has specialised in the production of tracing paper since 1938. There are numerous arable farms and orchards in the parish. The village has an unmanned station, Chartham, and a manned level crossing. It has an outlying locality sharing in many of the community resources, Chartham Hatch.
The earliest recorded form of the name is Certham. The name Chartham literally means 'Village on rough ground', and the word "Chart" is also found in other villages in Kent with this meaning.
The river provided power for the paper mills until some point before 1955. Paper making has been a major occupation for the last 625 years; the mill dates from the late eighteenth century.
The dovecote at Burnt House Farm is not only notable for its building's architectural merit but is also a Scheduled Ancient Monument for its importance in sending homing birds to and from important envoys such as the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Chartham is located on the Great Stour river and vale of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Its paper mill specialises in the production of tracing paper. There are numerous arable farms and orchards in the parish.
The village is served by Chartham railway station and the Great Stour Way path.
At the national level Chartham is in the English parliamentary constituency of Canterbury for which Julian Brazier (Conservative) has been MP since 1987. At the general election of 2010, Brazier won 22,050 votes (44.8%) giving him a majority of 6,048. The Liberal Democrats won 16,002 votes (32.5%), Labour 7,940 (16.1%), and the United Kingdom Independence Party 1,907 (3.9%). For European elections Chartham is in the South East England constituency.
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