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Ashford: 6 milesFacilities: Primary School with Kindergarten attached, Small Supermarket with Post Office, Pub, Doctors Surgery, Newsagents, Antiques Shop, Dance Studio, Cycle Shop, Dentist, Hairdressers, Garage, Village Hall, Sports Field, Tennis Court, Garden Centre, Mobile Library and Railway Station (Ashford/Hastings line).
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Hamstreet Woods Nature Reserve
Hamstreet village is twinned with Therouane village in France. There is a supermarket, newsagents and a hairdressers as well as a garden centre. There are many social activities in the village and most of which are held in the Victory Hall and the friendly pub serves good, hot food. In addition to which is a tea room in the village.
The village is located some six miles south of Ashford on the A2070, the main road between Ashford and Hastings. The majority of the village is in the parish of Orlestone, named after a much older hamlet located one mile north of Hamstreet on the ridge of hills; however, part of the village falls within the parish of Warehorne, giving it a population of approximately 2,000 and a loose claim to having three pubs.
The parish church, dedicated to The Good Shephard, is now a shared Anglican/Methodist building, and the parish churches of Orlestone, Snave (now a redundant church), Ruckinge, Warehorne and Kenardington are all within the same benefice. Parts of the parish church of St Mary the Virgin, Orlestone date back to the 11th century. Until the coming of the railway in 1853, Hamstreet was just a hamlet known as 'Ham' based around the weatherboard village centre. The village expanded rapidly during the 20th century and had its moment of fame in 1991, when maps of the Hamstreet at various stages in history were used on a series of postage stamps to mark 200 years of the Ordnance Survey – this chance arose because the Hamstreet area was the first to be mapped in this way. An episode of BBC TV's 'Countryfile' was also devoted to the occasion. The village also featured in a mountaineering spoof in Blue Peter to raise money for charity.
There is a station on the Hastings / Ashford line, with direct services to Brighton. Hamstreet Woods are visited by many throughout the year and offer numerous pleasant walks and a stretch of the Royal Military Canal runs right through the parish making it very popular with anglers. Two large areas of public woodland surround the village, namely Ham Street Woods and Orlestone Forest, Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). Both are remnants of the ancient forest that once covered the whole of the Weald of Kent. The Royal Military Canal, the UK's third longest defensive structure, passes by half a mile to the south. Three long distance footpaths also run through the parish: The Saxon Shore Way, Greensand Way (which begins at the main crossroads and runs for 110 miles (177 km) to Haslemere, Surrey) and The Royal Military Canal Path. The area is also popular with cyclists, as Romney Marsh to the south is completely flat!Activities in the village include Under Fives Club, Table Tennis Club, Football Club, Bowls Club, Play School, Sports and Leisure Association and Short Mat Bowls Club.
Hamstreet village is twinned with Therouane village in France. There is a supermarket, newsagents and a hairdressers as well as a garden centre. There are many social activities in the village and most of which are held in the Victory Hall and the friendly pub serves good, hot food. In addition to which is a tea room in the village.
The village is located some six miles south of Ashford on the A2070, the main road between Ashford and Hastings. The majority of the village is in the parish of Orlestone, named after a much older hamlet located one mile north of Hamstreet on the ridge of hills; however, part of the village falls within the parish of Warehorne, giving it a population of approximately 2,000 and a loose claim to having three pubs.
The parish church, dedicated to The Good Shephard, is now a shared Anglican/Methodist building, and the parish churches of Orlestone, Snave (now a redundant church), Ruckinge, Warehorne and Kenardington are all within the same benefice. Parts of the parish church of St Mary the Virgin, Orlestone date back to the 11th century. Until the coming of the railway in 1853, Hamstreet was just a hamlet known as 'Ham' based around the weatherboard village centre. The village expanded rapidly during the 20th century and had its moment of fame in 1991, when maps of the Hamstreet at various stages in history were used on a series of postage stamps to mark 200 years of the Ordnance Survey – this chance arose because the Hamstreet area was the first to be mapped in this way. An episode of BBC TV's 'Countryfile' was also devoted to the occasion. The village also featured in a mountaineering spoof in Blue Peter to raise money for charity.
There is a station on the Hastings / Ashford line, with direct services to Brighton. Hamstreet Woods are visited by many throughout the year and offer numerous pleasant walks and a stretch of the Royal Military Canal runs right through the parish making it very popular with anglers. Two large areas of public woodland surround the village, namely Ham Street Woods and Orlestone Forest, Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). Both are remnants of the ancient forest that once covered the whole of the Weald of Kent. The Royal Military Canal, the UK's third longest defensive structure, passes by half a mile to the south. Three long distance footpaths also run through the parish: The Saxon Shore Way, Greensand Way (which begins at the main crossroads and runs for 110 miles (177 km) to Haslemere, Surrey) and The Royal Military Canal Path. The area is also popular with cyclists, as Romney Marsh to the south is completely flat!Activities in the village include Under Fives Club, Table Tennis Club, Football Club, Bowls Club, Play School, Sports and Leisure Association and Short Mat Bowls Club.
EDUCATION
Hamstreet Primary School
Homewood Secondary School and Sixth Form College, Tenterden
Ashford School, Independent
The Norton Natchbull School, Boys Grammar, Ashford
Highworth Grammar School for Girls, Ashford
Hamstreet Primary School
Homewood Secondary School and Sixth Form College, Tenterden
Ashford School, Independent
The Norton Natchbull School, Boys Grammar, Ashford
Highworth Grammar School for Girls, Ashford
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