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Ash-cum-Ridley
Ash-cum-Ridley is a civil parish in the Sevenoaks (district), Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 7,070, reducing to 6,641 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes four main settlements: * Ash, Sevenoaks, Ash is a small village including the London Golf Club. * New Ash Green, a planned settlement * Hodsoll Street is a hamlet including the Green Man pub * Ridley, Kent, Ridley, another small village. New Street is another hamlet, east of Ridley and north of Hodsoll Street; OS grid reference TQ6264. Ash and Ridley were formerly separate parishes. Both were part of Dartford Rural District and Axstane Hundred. Gallery St Peter and St Paul, Ash (geograph 3300759).jpg, St Peter and St Paul's Church, Ash, Sevenoaks, Ash The Black Lion Public House, New Ash Green - geograph.org.uk - 1222803.jpg, The Black Lion, New Ash Green The Green Man, Hodsoll Street - geograph.org.uk - 326821.jpg, The Green Man, Hodsoll Street St Peter's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridley (village)
Ridley is a place and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ash-cum-Ridley, in the Sevenoaks District, Sevenoaks district, in the county of Kent, England. It lies between Sevenoaks and Chatham, Kent, Chatham.. Ash, Sevenoaks, Ash and Ridley were formerly separate parishes. Both were part of Dartford Rural District and Axstane Hundred. Ridley is situated upon chalk hills, much like that of neighbouring Hartley. The soil is chalky, light and much covered with flints. There is no village and the church stands in the southern part of Ridley, having the parsonage and a lodge nearby.History and Topgraphical Survey of the County of Kent, by Edward Hasted, pub. Canterbury, 1797; Vol 2, pp. 458-462 Ridley is 3½ miles SSW of Meopham (railway station) and 7 miles SSW of Gravesend. It has an area of 814 acres, within the bounds of the formerly separate parish. History Ridley is mentioned in the Domesday Book as ''Redlege'' and is also recorded elsewhere as '' Redlegh''. The parish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |