Upper Harbledown
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Upper Harbledown is a village in Harbledown and Rough Common civil parish to the west of Canterbury
, Kent
, England
. The village
lies on
or very close to the ancient trackway
known as Watling Street
.
The main A2 road
from
London to Canterbury and Dover ran through the centre
of the village, but this has now been bypassed.
The population is roughly 400.
The village has a public house, The Plough, a village green, a children's play area, and a village hall.
Upper Harbledown is a 2 miles (3 km) walk from Canterbury
.
Upper Harbledown is approximately 1/2 a mile further West from Harbledown
.
Canterbury
Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The village
lies on
or very close to the ancient trackway
Ancient trackway
Ancient trackway can refer to any track or trail whose origin is lost in antiquity. Such paths existed from the earliest prehistoric times and in every inhabited part of the globe...
known as Watling Street
Watling Street
Watling Street is the name given to an ancient trackway in England and Wales that was first used by the Britons mainly between the modern cities of Canterbury and St Albans. The Romans later paved the route, part of which is identified on the Antonine Itinerary as Iter III: "Item a Londinio ad...
.
The main A2 road
A2 road (Great Britain)
The A2 is a major road in southern England, connecting London with the English Channel port of Dover in Kent. This route has always been of importance as a connection between the British capital of London and sea trade routes to Continental Europe...
from
London to Canterbury and Dover ran through the centre
of the village, but this has now been bypassed.
The population is roughly 400.
The village has a public house, The Plough, a village green, a children's play area, and a village hall.
Upper Harbledown is a 2 miles (3 km) walk from Canterbury
Canterbury
Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
.
Upper Harbledown is approximately 1/2 a mile further West from Harbledown
Harbledown
Harbledown is a village to the west of Canterbury, Kent in England, now contiguous with the city, although still a separate village. It forms part of the civil parish of Harbledown and Rough Common. The High Street is a conservation area with many fascinating colloquial buildings either side of a...
.