Wingmore

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Wingmore
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Post town Canterbury
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51°10′35″N1°07′45″E / 51.1763°N 1.1291°E / 51.1763; 1.1291 Coordinates: 51°10′35″N1°07′45″E / 51.1763°N 1.1291°E / 51.1763; 1.1291

Wingmore is a small village between Canterbury and Folkestone in Kent, England. [1] It is situated in the Elham Valley approximately halfway between the larger villages of Elham and Barham on the B2065. It consists of a few cottages and farms. The population at the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of Elham

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 179 Canterbury & East Kent (Dover & Margate) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN   9780319228784.

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