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In and around
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Kettle Bridge Clogs used to dance across
Barming Bridge (otherwise known as the Kettle Bridge) which spans the River Medway at the southern end of South Street. The event marked the official start of their Morris dancing season. The tradition has not been followed in recent years.
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listed and some of the gravestones are Grade I. Amongst many items that you can see are three bench ends made in
Germany in 1300. In the churchyard is a mounting block – four stone steps built in the 19th century to help riders to mount their horses.
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Surrounded by fields, the church was built in the Norman period (12th
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The area has also suffered from significant disruption caused by sinkholes in the late 2010s, including the closure of the A26 road in the summer of 2018 as the road was repaired.
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1063:List of places in Kent
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771:Chainhurst
761:Broomfield
573:22 January
512:References
458:Mark Noble
291:51°15′48″N
144:South East
75:Population
1175:Maidstone
1124:Aylesford
1042:Wormshill
1027:Weavering
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716:Bedmonton
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329:Maidstone
294:0°28′14″E
228:Ambulance
182:MAIDSTONE
178:Post town
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1129:Sandling
1037:Wichling
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963:(hamlet)
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568:BBC News
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