Hothfield
Hothfield | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Ashford | |
Postcode district | TN26 | |
Dialling code | 01233 | |
Police | Kent | |
Fire | Kent | |
Ambulance | South East Coast | |
UK Parliament | ||
Hothfield is a village and
on the A20. It is completely split in two by Hothfield Common.Etymology
In Kent and East Sussex the Old English term hǣð, which became heath in Modern English, was replaced by an unmutated form, hāð, which, over time, evolved into hoath. The village's name is therefore the old local dialect form of Heathfield.[2]
Geography
In the north west is Hothfield Common, 58
To the immediate south is the private parkland of the former Hothfield House. This area is crossed by the
Amenities
The village has a shop and post office with internal ATM service. Hothfield Common has a children's playground and a multi-use all-weather games pitch adjacent to the south east and a car park to the north just off the A20. A village community centre, Hothfield Village Hall, is located on the edge of the village. The former school is now a children's centre, named the Bluebells Children Centre, run by Sure Start. It runs parent and child groups and midwife and health visitors drop-in services.
History
The medieval parish church is dedicated to Saint Margaret; it was rebuilt in 1598 after a fire.[4]
Edward Hasted's Topography of Kent (1798) has a substantial amount of information about the history and the then layout of land and settlement.[5]
Transport
The village is, for approximately one mile, immediately to the south-east of the A20 road, and is south of the M20 which has a very small border to the far north. It is served by the 10X bus service operated by Stagecoach South East, stopping on the junction of Cades Road and Station Road, as well as the 123 bus service stopping on School Road.
It was served by
References
- United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National StatisticsRetrieved 10 May 2014
- ISBN 0-7100-2010-4.
- ^ "Hothfield Heathlands". Kent Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ Vigar, John E. "St Margaret's Church, Hothfield". kentchurches.info. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ Hasted, Edward (1798). The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Vol. 7. pp. 514–526. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
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