Lower Hardres

Lower Hardres
Lower Hardres
 Lower Hardres shown within Kent
Area  9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population 570 (Civil Parish 2011)[1]
    density  62/km2 (160/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTR150530
Civil parishLower Hardres
DistrictCity of Canterbury
Shire countyKent
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CANTERBURY
Postcode district CT4
Dialling code 01227
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentCanterbury
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Coordinates: 51°14′10″N 1°04′48″E / 51.236°N 1.080°E / 51.236; 1.080

Lower Hardres is a village and civil parish in the City of Canterbury District of Kent, England.

The name of the Hardres family is perpetuated in the twin villages of Upper Hardres and Lower Hardres (pronounced 'hards'), on the Roman road, Stone Street, south-west of the city of Canterbury. The family owned the non-church land of area for 700 years after the Norman Conquest.[2]

A legal record in 1381 mentions William Sely, parson of "parva Ardres", & may indicate that a bell at Lower Hardres church was being made or repaired by John Bukyngham. A debt of 45 marks is mentioned.[3]

References

  1. Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 21 November 2013
  2. Canterbury City Council
  3. National Archives; CP 40/483; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT6/R2/CP40no483/483_0080.htm, second entry; John Buckingham, is a "clarioner"; year 1381

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