Chillenden is a village and former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

, now in the parish of Goodnestone, in the

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district, in east

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, England. It is between

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and

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. In 1931 the parish had a population of 130. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Goodnestone. In the ''

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'' of 1086, Chillenden was recorded as 'Cilledene'. The parish in 1800 was made up of , containing three farms: one belonging to a Mr. Hammond, the other two to Sir Brook Bridges. A pedlary fair was held here on

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. The church, is dedicated to All Saints, in the priory of

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after being given to it by

William of Norwich William of Norwich (died 22 March 1144) was an apprentice who lived in the English city of Norwich. He suffered a violent death during Easter 1144. The city's French-speaking Jewish community was blamed for his death, but the crime was never so ...

. The incumbency included three acres of

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Chillenden Windmill Chillenden windmill is a listed building, grade II* listed open-trestle post mill north of Chillenden, Kent, England. It is the last post mill built in Kent. History Chillenden windmill was built by Holman's of Canterbury in 1868, replacing an ...

, restored in 2005, lies just north of the village. Chillenden was home to the families of

Thomas Chillenden Thomas Chillenden (died 15 August 1411) was Prior of Christ Church Priory, Canterbury from 1391 to 1410. Under him, from 1391 to 1400, the Cathedral-Priory church's nave was rebuilt in the Perpendicular style of English Gothic architecture. Life ...

and

William Chillenden William Chillenden, (died 1274) also known as Adam of Chillenden, was a monk at Christ Church Priory, Canterbury, and treasurer of that priory when he was elected Prior of Christ Church in 1263 (or 1264).Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1 ...

, as indicated by their surnames. A

double murder Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse committed with the necessary intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisdiction. ("The killing of another person without justification or excuse ...

occurred in Chillenden in 1996. Michael Stone was convicted of killing Lin Russell and her daughter Megan. Stone received a life sentence with parole available after 25 years. Chillenden mill

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Parish website
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