Warden, Kent
Warden | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Sheerness | |
Postcode district | ME12 | |
Police | Kent | |
Fire | Kent | |
Ambulance | South East Coast | |
Warden is a small settlement on the northeast coast of the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, United Kingdom. The largest residential part of Warden is generally called Warden Bay. The place where the beach becomes inaccessible and the cliffs become prominent is generally referred to as Warden Point.
History
It was once called Warne. At the time of the
In 1376, Sir Richard at Leese
He was recorder of St. Alban's, Secretary to the Treasury, and a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Society of Antiquaries of London.[2]
In the news
The clay cliffs stretching from Warden Bay towards Warden Point have been eroding for decades with residents from the Isle of Sheppey warning of risks to property. [1] In December 2017, Conservative MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, Gordon Henderson, raised the issue of cliff erosion on Sheppey affecting Warden and the nearby village of Eastchurch. In her reply, Dr. Thérèse Coffey stated that "that 1,000 caravans and 124 buildings will be at risk over the next 100 years". [2]
In July 2020, the topic of cliff erosion hit the national news [3] when residents experienced their homes collapsing due to the on-going coastal erosion and called on the local government and Environment Agency for help and better funding to protect homes.
Further reading
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d Hasted, Edward (1798). "Parishes". The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. 6. Institute of Historical Research: 259–263. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
External links
Media related to Warden, Kent at Wikimedia Commons