Eccles, Kent
Coordinates: 51°19′08″N 0°28′48″E / 51.318900°N 0.480010°E
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| District | Tonbridge and Malling |
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| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Chatham and Aylesford |
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Eccles is a village in the English county of Kent, part of the parish of Aylesford and in the valley of the River Medway.
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[edit] Archaeology
It is the site of a Roman villa estate and pottery kiln, excavated between 1962 and 1976. It replaced an Iron Age settlement[citation needed], and was occupied until the end of Roman rule. The name "Eccles" comes from the Latin word "ecclesia" meaning church, and suggests that a post-Roman Christian community existed in the village beyond the Roman withdrawal and into the Saxon period. Also, a cemetery was found with six skeletons all of whom showed injuries caused by weapons. Three had single long sword cuts to the left side of the skull. The other three had multiple injuries - one had been hit three times on the left side of the skull, another had been hit in the spine by a projectile, either an arrow or a javelin, which probably disabled him and a single sword cut to the head. (information from British Archaeology, Sept 1999)
[edit] Amenities
There are two pubs in Eccles, The Walnut Tree and Red Bull. The Walnut Tree is currently closed and the freehold up for sale following the failure of Enterprise Inns to find a licensee. Currently there are plans to demolish this site and build 5-6 houses on it. There is a corner shop and a large park with a skate park and children facilities. Eccles has two bus stops and the bus number is 155.
[edit] Location
Eccles in just 1.5miles from the M20, and 3miles from the M2 Motorways.
Eccles sits between Aylesford Village (1 mile away) and the nearby village of Burham (1 mile away).
[edit] Source
- Detsicas, A, The Cantiaci, Sutton, Gloucester, 1987
[edit] External links
Media related to Eccles, Kent at Wikimedia Commons
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