Population 179 206 (2011 Census) Civil parish Postling Local time Saturday 4:21 AM District Shepway | OS grid reference TR145390 Sovereign state United Kingdom Dialling code 01303 | |
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The history of saint mary and saint radegund s church postling
Postling village and civil parish is situated near the Roman road of Stone Street, about 17 miles (27 km) south of Canterbury, Kent, in South East England. Postlinges is the spelling used in the Domesday Book where it was part of the lands of Hugo de Montsort; Postlinge is also seen in old records. There is much archaeological evidence of continued occupation of the area. Postling Place is the old manor house. The population of the civil parish includes the hamlet of Newbarn.
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Map of Postling, Hythe, UK
The church is dedicated to Saints Mary & Radegund.
A junction south of the village is known as Postling Wents; "went" or "vent" is an older Kent word which means "ways". It was once the crossroads where the London to Folkestone road crossed the Lympne to Lyminge road, but is now a sharp bend on the A20.