Coordinates: 51°01′53″N 0°47′26″E / 51.0314°N 0.7906°E
| Appledore | |
  Appledore
Appledore shown within Kent |
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| Population | 754 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Appledore |
| District | Ashford |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TONBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | TN26 |
| Dialling code | 01233 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Ashford |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
- See Appledore for other places with the same name.
Appledore is a village and civil parish[1] in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The village centre is 12 miles (19 km) south-west of Ashford town, and on the northern edge of the Romney Marsh[2] The northerly part of this village is Appledore Heath.
Appledore was once a port on the estuary of the River Rother but 13th-century storms caused the river to change its course; the village street now leads down to the Royal Military Canal. A French raid in 1380 resulted in the burning of the church: it was later rebuilt. The village was permitted to hold a market in the main street by Edward II. In 1804, when there was threat of invasion by Napoleon the Royal Military Canal was built: Appledore stands on its northern bank.[3] The Rhee Wall, a 13th century waterway. was built to carry silt away from the eastern part of the Romney Marsh; it runs from Appledore to New Romney.
The medieval parish church is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul.[4]
Today the village is served by a secondary road (B2080) between Tenterden and New Romney; and by the "Marsh Link" railway line between both Brighton or Hastings and Ashford. The railway station is located beyond the Canal, some 2 miles (3 km) distant.
- ^ Appledore Parish Council website
- ^ Notes on the village
- ^ http://[www.historic-kent.co.uk/vill_a.html Historical notes]
- ^ Appledore parish church
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