Brookland, Kent
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Brookland is a village and civil parish in the Shepway district of Kent, England, about five miles west of New Romney. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 453. It is located on the A259 road in Romney Marsh.
The church has the unusual, if not unique, feature of an entirely wooden spire being separate from the body of the church. Popular myth is that the steeple looked down at a wedding service to see such a beautiful bride marrying such an unpleasant groom that it jumped off the church in shock. A more popular story is that one day a virgin presented herself to be married and the church spire fell off at the unusual occurrence. In fact, it is separate as the weight can not be supported by the marshy ground.
A pretty village but it suffers from the common problem of many traditional English villages, of becoming a mere residential estate, despite being as far as 7 miles from the nearest shopping centre (Rye). As late as 1970 there were 5 shops, a tea room, a garage, blacksmith, abattoir, vicar and 2 pubs. Sadly, only the pubs remain. The Royal Oak is situated in the village by the church, whilst the Woolpack Inn continues to operate one mile south of the village. The nearest general stores are now at Appledore (5 miles), Hamstreet (6 miles) and New Romney (6 miles).
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The district of Shepway in Kent, South East England with its suburbs, villages, towns and parishes: |
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Acrise • Brenzett • Brookland • Burmarsh • Capel-Le-Ferne • Cheriton • Denge • Dymchurch • Dungeness • Elham • Etchinghill • Folkestone • Greatstone • Hawkinge • Hythe • Ivychurch • Lade • Littlestone-on-Sea • Lydd • Lydd-on-Sea • Lyminge • Lympne • Newchurch • Newingreen • Newington • New Romney • Old Romney • Pedlinge • Postling • Romney Marsh • Saltwood • Sandgate • Sandling • Sellindge • Snargate • Stanford • Stelling Minnis • St Mary in the Marsh • St Mary's Bay • Tolsford • Westenhanger • West Hythe |
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