Chilham

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Chilham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Ashford in Kent, England. It sits on the north bank of the Great Stour around 5+1⁄2 miles (9 kilometres) to the southwest of Canterbury and seven miles (eleven kilometres) northeast of Ashford. It is a mostly agricultural parish, with settlement clustered around Chilham village centre, which is next to the Grade I-listed Chilham Castle. Well-preserved roads and mostly residential listed buildings in the centre have led to its use as a location in television and film. Also lying within the civil parish is the smaller linear settlement of Shottenden, which is situated 1+1⁄2 miles (2.5 kilometres) west of Chilham. The village has a number of period houses such as the former vicarage, which dates from 1742. The village is supposed to have been the first place in England to be bombed by the Germans during World War II. The castle was owned by the Viscounts Massereene and Ferrard until its sale in 1997. From 2013 it was owned by Stuart Wheeler, founder of the spread-betting firm IG Index, until his death in July 2020. The village of Chilham is in the valley of the Great Stour River and beside the A28 road six miles (ten kilometres) southwest of Canterbury.