Lower Hardres
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 War Memorial constructed by H G Browning to commemorate those who lost their lives in World War One |
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| Lower Hardres shown within Kent | |
| Area | 9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
| Population | 570 (Civil Parish 2011) |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TR150530 |
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| 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 | |
Lower Hardres is a village and civil parish in the City of Canterbury District of Kent, England.
The name of the Hardres family is perpetuated in the twin villages of Upper Hardres and Lower Hardres (pronounced 'hards'), on the Roman road, Stone Street, south-west of the city of Canterbury. The family owned the non-church land of area for 700 years after the Norman Conquest.
A legal record in 1381 mentions William Sely, parson of "parva Ardres", & may indicate that a bell at Lower Hardres church was being made or repaired by John Bukyngham. A debt of 45 marks is mentioned.
Lower Hardres consists of a branch of roads that stem mainly from Canterbury. The populated areas of lower hardres are situated on minor roads, these being; Hardres Ct Road, Bridge Road and Faucett Hill. The parish church, St. Mary's if found in Nackington, north of Lower hardres on Nackington Road on the B2068.
John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lower Lardres as:
A parish in Bridge district, Kent; on Stane-street, 3 miles ESE of Chartham r. station, and 3¼ S of Canterbury.
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