Woolage Green is a small
hamlet
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, situated about south-east of
Canterbury
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,
Kent
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, England, 1 mile to the east of the
A2 road. Together with
Womenswold and
Woolage Village, it forms
Womenswold parish.
History
Originally a
downland
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farming community, Woolage Green consists of some 36 dwellings including one pub, the Two Sawyers.
The village was heavily wooded until the destruction of Woolwich Wood in the 1960s, to make way for farmland.
Historical maps and records also show the village as ''Woollage Green'' and ''Woolwich Green''.
External links
Womenswold Parish Council
Hamlets in Kent
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