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Yalding.
Yalding itself is recorded in the Domesday book as the Saxon manor of Hallinges owned by Aldret, and that it was given to Richard de Tonbridge by William the Conqueror. The village was known as Gealding from the anglo saxon Ge meaning village and eald meaning old.
Yalding.
Town Bridge, which serves as the main crossing point of the river, is a stone bridge over 450 feet long which was probably constructed to replace a wooden bridge in the 1400's. The bridge, therefore, is not only the longest medieval bridge in Kent, but also the oldest.
Canterbury Westgate Towers.
Canterbury.
The Westgate Gardens with its much praised floral displays, through which you can enjoy a punt trip on the river Stour.
Canterbury.
The Westgate Gardens by the river Stour.
Canterbury.
Canterbury is probably England's most famous cathedral city. Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey and St Martin's Church together form a world heritage site, attracting over 2.5 million visitors every year. The charm of the narrow streets and period architecture, the pedestrian high street with shops of every description - today's Canterbury offers a wealth of things to see and do.
Canterbury.
The "medieval DUCKING STOOL", was
used for the punisment of "common scolds" who were tied and ducked in the
water. However the relevant law about "scolds" was only abolished by the
(English) Criminal Law Act of 1967.
In the common law of crime in England a common scold was a species of public
nuisance — a troublesome and angry woman who broke the public peace by
habitually arguing and quarrelling with her neighbours. The Latin name for
the offender, communis rixatrix, appears in the feminine gender, and makes
it clear that only women could commit this crime.
Canterbury.
Taken outside of The Marlowe Theatre at Canterbury.
King's Wood near Ashford.
King's wood is one of Kent's largest ancient woodlands full of bluebells in May.
King's Wood near Ashford.
The wood is named after King John, Who hunted here in the 12th Century.
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