Welcome to Womenswold

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Introduction

Womenswold is a village and civil parish centred 7 miles (11 km) 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. Historically, Womenswold has been recorded with various spellings, including Wymynswold and Wimlingswold. A further one may be Wymelyngewolde Originally 'Wymelyngewolde', from the combination of the possible personal name of ‘Wimel’ and the Old English ‘ingas’ meaning the ‘people of’ and ‘wald’ as a ‘forest’. Thus Womanswold, or 'Wymelyngewolde', means the ‘forest of the people of Wimel’. The church of St, Margaret of Antioch covers all three hamlets, in Womenswold proper rather than the woodland, cereal and pasture fields within its bounds. A small mediaeval building without any side aisles, it is part of the Barham Downs group of churches.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	741 hectares
Population	341 (2021)
Density	46 people/km2
Mean age	44.2
Ward	Nailbourne
District	Canterbury
Postcodes	CT4
ONS ID	E04004890

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Council

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Education

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Business

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Planning

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Property

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Heritage

Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Womenswold Parish.

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Local News

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Storm Henk flooding blocks major access route

Published: 2nd Jan 2024

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Live A2 traffic updates as 'serious' crash closes carriageway near Canterbury

Published: 18th Oct 2023

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Roads closed and warning over fire at thatched property

Published: 18th Feb 2023