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Barham, Kent
| Barham | |
  Barham shown within Kent |
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| Population | 1187[1] |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Barham |
| District | Canterbury |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CANTERBURY |
| Postcode district | CT4 |
| Dialling code | 01227 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | Canterbury |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
Barham is a village and civil parish in the City of Canterbury district of Kent, England. It is situated on the A2 road between Canterbury and Dover, 7 miles south-east of Canterbury and 7 miles north of Folkestone.
According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,187.
The name Barham was spelt Bioraham in 799, Biora (derived from Beora - a Saxon Chief) and Ham (a settlement or homestead)[2]
The Nailbourne, a tributary of the River Little Stour flows nearby on its way to the English Channel.
Famous inhabitants
References
- ^ National Statistics Census 2001
- ^ Barham
| Towns and villages in the Canterbury district of Kent, England |
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| Adisham • Barham • Bekesbourne • Beltinge • Bishopsbourne • Blean • Boyden Gate • Bramling • Bridge • Broad Oak • Broomfield • Chartham • Chartham Hatch • Chestfield • Chislet • East Stourmouth • Fordwich • Greenhill • Hackington • Hales Place • Harbledown • Hawthorn • Herne • Herne Bay • Hersden • Hillborough • Hoath • Ickham • Kingston • Littlebourne • Lower Hardres • Marshside • Nackington • Patrixbourne • Petham • Pett Bottom • Reculver • Rough Common • Stuppington • Sturry • Swalecliffe • Tankerton • Thanington Without • Tyler Hill • Upper Harbledown • Upper Hardres • Waltham • Westbere • Whitstable • Wickhambreaux • Wincheap • Womenswold • Woolage Green • Woolage Village • Yorkletts |
| The city of Canterbury • List of places in Kent |
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