Great Chart
Great Chart | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Ashford | |
Postcode district | TN23 | |
Dialling code | 01233 | |
Police | Kent | |
Fire | Kent | |
Ambulance | South East Coast | |
UK Parliament | ||
Great Chart is a village and former
History
Great Chart is first mentioned in 762 as Seleberhtes Cert, a
In 776 Great Chart's manor, the village, its lands and much of its produce were sold by King Egbert (Ethelberht's successor) to Archbishop Jænberht of Canterbury to raise finances for a Kentish army - to rebel against King Offa of Mercia. In that year there was a great battle between Mercians and Kentish men at Otford as, apparently, a red cross appeared in the sky.
For nine years after this battle Egbert held Kent, but ultimately Offa took control and retrieved Great Chart and its lands from Canterbury dividing them up among his followers. After Offa died in 796 his successor
On 1 April 1987 the civil parish of "Great Chard" was abolished to form "Great Chart with Singleton", part went to Hothfield and Kingsnorth and the unparished area of Ashford.[4]
On 10 March 2021 police found human remains in a wood near the village.
Description
Great Chart is a largely agricultural village with the farms in the area producing cereals and grass for cattle and sheep. The north-east quarter contains most of the housing in alike construction 20th and 21st century neighbourhoods. A cluster of
Amenities
Great Chart has one pub The Swan and Dog. The Little Black Dog, formerly The Hoodener's Horse, has had a planning application submitted for conversion into a three bedroom dwelling.[10]
Pilgrims Football Club with age groups from U7s to seniors is resident at the playing field.
A cricket club with competing elevens (XIs), including colts sides have a ground and pavilion in the village.
The medieval parish church is of an
Cross-village sports clubs, gardening clubs and social circles cover the area.
Former residents
Victoria Cross recipient Major William Leet died in Great Chart.
Transport
The village is located near the
External links
- Parish Council notes Ashford Borough Council.
- St Mary's, Great Chart
- Village history academic blog from 762 AD
- Great Chart Cricket Club
- Geograph accepted photographs
- Statistical overview of civil parish - map
References
- United Kingdom Census 2011. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "The Great Chart Millennium Sign and the Early History of the Village". Prof David Hall. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Ashford Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ Dearden, Lizzie (10 March 2021). "Met Police officer arrested on suspicion of Sarah Everard murder". The Independent. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ Dodd, Vikram (10 March 2021). "Human remains found in the search for missing London woman Sarah Everard". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ Dodd, Vikram (12 March 2021). "Sarah Everard: body found in Kent woodland is that of missing woman". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "A village design statement for Great Chart". Ashford Borough Council. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ OS Map with Listed Buildings and Parks marked Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kent Online, 16 August 2021