The Elham Valley is a chalk
valley carved by the River
Nailbourne situated in the
North Downs in East
Kent. The valley is named after the settlement of
Elham. Other settlements in the valley include
Etchinghill,
Lyminge,
Barham,
Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
,
Bishopsbourne and
Bridge.
Located in the upper slopes of the valley are a number of examples of unimproved
chalk downland such as Baldock Downs and
Park Gate Down. At Bishopsbourne and North Lyminge there are examples of traditional sheep-grazed pasture and water meadow.
Elham Valley Way
The Elham Valley Way, a recreational walking route passes through the valley. The route starts at
Hythe and finishes at
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England. It forms part of a World Heritage Site. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, currently Justin Welby, leader of the ...
. It utilises much of the erstwhile route of the
Elham Valley Railway, constructed in the 19th century and connecting
Folkestone
Folkestone ( ) is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour and shipping port for most of the 19th and 20t ...
and
Canterbury. This was closed in 1947, although a railway museum is located at Peene, immediately north of the
Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel (french: Tunnel sous la Manche), also known as the Chunnel, is a railway tunnel that connects Folkestone (Kent, England, UK) with Coquelles ( Hauts-de-France, France) beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. ...
station.
External links
Elham Valley WebsiteThe Elham Valley Railway MuseumThe Mediaeval Churches of the Elham Valley
Valleys of Kent
Folkestone and Hythe District
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