Woolage Village
Encyclopedia
Woolage Village is situated about 7 miles (11 km) south-east of Canterbury
, Kent
, England
, 1 mile to the east of the A2 road
. Together with Womenswold
and Woolage Green
, it forms Womenswold
parish.
It consists of approximately 52 semi-detached houses built in the early 20th century, to house miners and their families working at the nearby Snowdown Colliery. The village shop and post office
was shut in the 1990s and converted to a dwelling.
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
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, England
England
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, 1 mile to the east of the 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...
. Together with Womenswold
Womenswold
Womenswold is a village and civil parish situated about south-east of Canterbury, Kent, England, 1 mile to the east of the A2 road. The parish consists of three hamlets; Womenswold, Woolage Village and Woolage Green....
and Woolage Green
Woolage Green
Woolage Green is a small hamlet, situated about south-east of Canterbury, Kent, England, 1 mile to the east of the A2 road. Together with Womenswold and Woolage Village, it forms Womenswold parish....
, it forms Womenswold
Womenswold
Womenswold is a village and civil parish situated about south-east of Canterbury, Kent, England, 1 mile to the east of the A2 road. The parish consists of three hamlets; Womenswold, Woolage Village and Woolage Green....
parish.
It consists of approximately 52 semi-detached houses built in the early 20th century, to house miners and their families working at the nearby Snowdown Colliery. The village shop and post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
was shut in the 1990s and converted to a dwelling.