Alkham

Alkham
Alkham village hall
Alkham is located in Kent
Alkham
Alkham
Location within Kent
Population688 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTR254422
Civil parish
  • Alkham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDOVER
Postcode districtCT15
Dialling code01304
PoliceKent
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AmbulanceSouth East Coast
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51°08′05″N 1°13′16″E / 51.1347°N 1.2211°E / 51.1347; 1.2211

Alkham is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of Kent, England, about five miles west of Dover. Within the parish are the settlements of Chalksole and Ewell Minnis; the parish population was 691 people (2001 census), reducing slightly to 688 at the 2011 Census.[1]

Alkham's Grade I listed[2] Anglican church is dedicated to St Anthony.[3] The former Wesleyan chapel on Slip Lane is now a private residence.

The parishes of Alkham and River form the River ward in the Dover local government district.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  2. ^ British listed buildings retrieved 19 July 2013
  3. ^ "St Anthony, Alkham, Kent". Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. ^ "2001 Census: Census Area Statistics: Key Figures: Area: River (Ward)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 November 2008.

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