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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
Petham | Petham is a village and civil parish in the City of Canterbury district of Kent, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petham+ Petham Wikipedia] see also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltham,_Kent+ Waltham Kent Wikipedia]<br> | ||
Petham with Waltham was formed as an Ecclesiastical parish in 1698 from the amalgamation of Petham Ancient parish and Waltham Ancient parish in the Diocese of Canterbury; a map of the parish boundary is available at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/petham-all-saints/+ A church near you]. See also [http://www.wyebenefice.org.uk/index.html+ Wye benefice website]<br> | |||
The church of All Saints is mediaeval 13th century but suffered seroius fire damage in 1922 and had to be restored.The Church of All Saints, Church Lane, Petham has been designated as a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-171367-church-of-all-saints-petham+ British listed building]<br> | |||
See [http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/01/03/PET.htm+ Kent Archaeological Society] and Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 9 (1800), pp. 310-319 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63569&strquery=Petham+ at British History Online] and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Petham+ Kent Churches website]<br> | |||
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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||