Westmarsh

Westmarsh

The Way Out Inn, Westmarsh
Westmarsh
 Westmarsh shown within Kent
OS grid referenceTR2761
DistrictDover
Shire countyKent
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Canterbury
Postcode district CT3
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
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Coordinates: 51°18′18″N 1°15′54″E / 51.305°N 1.265°E / 51.305; 1.265

Westmarsh is a hamlet in the Ash civil parish of East Kent, England.[1][2] It is situated 8 miles (13 km) east of Canterbury and 7 miles (11 km) west of Ramsgate.

Westmarsh is within a designated area of outstanding natural beauty and orchard filled countryside.

The community centres on the village hall where local events are held. Historic buildings include Wingham Barton Manor, a Tudor country house, and Barton Barn, one of the oldest surviving isle barns in the country. The previous Rose Inn public house became the Way Out Inn tea shop. The nearest railway station is at Minster.

References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 179 Canterbury & East Kent (Dover & Margate) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319228784.
  2. "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

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