Chilham
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| Chilham | |
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| Statistics | |
| Population: | 1595 [1] |
| Ordnance Survey | |
| OS grid reference: | TR065535 |
| Administration | |
| Parish: | Chilham |
| Borough: | Ashford |
| Shire county: | Kent |
| Region: | South East England |
| Constituent country: | England |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial county: | Kent |
| Historic county: | Kent |
| Services | |
| Police force: | Kent Police |
| Fire and rescue: | {{{Fire}}} |
| Ambulance: | South East Coast |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | CANTERBURY |
| Postal district: | CT4 |
| Dialling code: | 01227 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Ashford |
| European Parliament: | South East England |
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Chilham is a parish in the English county of Kent.
Sitting in the valley of the River Great Stour, there are three settlements in the parish, Chilham, Shottenden and Old Wives Lees. The Neolithic longbarrow of Julliberrie's Grave is in the parish.
It is probably one of the few places with a road named "The Street". Both ends tie in a knot making it the only knot chilham road, as it is known by locals.
There are two pubs, the Woolpack and the White Horse. There is also Chilham Castle, which was owned by the Viscounts Massereene and Ferrard until it was sold in 1997. The present owner is Mr Stuart Wheeler.
There is also a privately owned restaurant and tea shop, church and gift shop.
Chilham was one of the locations of the evocative 1944 film by Michael Powell and Emeric Presburger, A Canterbury Tale. It has changed little in appearance since then.
