Drive through English Towns and Villages in Kent and East Sussex
Exploring Kent and East Sussex while on holiday in Kent. Click on the timings to the 'right' of each village or town in the list below to view the video at that point. Below is a comprehensive list of all the towns and villages we drove through during the week; most within a 10 miles radius of our holiday cottage in the village of Appledore, Kent, England.
In 2014 17% of the UK population were living in rural areas e.g. in small villages like the ones shown in this video.
The list names each village or town, states which County its in, its population (mostly derived from the 2011 Census), and its location on teh video in minutes and seconds (and towards the end, in hours too).
As a general rule (traditionally), one of the criteria in the UK for defining whether a settlement is a village or town is that a village has a church but no market; whereas a town has a 'town market'.
Villages and Towns we drove through during our Holiday in Kent:-
• Hamstreet (village), Kent (population 1,777)
• Kenardington (village), Kent (population 247) @ 1:46
• Appledore (village), Kent (population 749) @ 3:42
• Rye (town), East Sussex (population 4,773) @ 7:06
• East Guldeford (village), East Sussex (population 327) @ 9:56
• Camber (village), East Sussex (population 1,265) @ 10:40
• Lydd (town), Kent (population 6,567) @ 19:17
• New Romney (town), Kent (population 6996) @ 23:16
• Old Romney (village), Kent (population 215) @ 27:09
• Brenzett (village), Kent (population 379) @ 27:48
• Tenterden (town), Kent (population 7,735) @ 29:38
• Winchelsea (town), East Sussex (population 600) @ 35:03
• Winchelsea Beach (seaside village), East Sussex @ 38:07
• Woodchurch (village), Kent (population 1,903) @ 40:25
• Biddenden (village), Kent (population 2,574) @ 41:30
• Sissinghurst (village), Kent (population 1,068) @ 44:42
• Goudhurst (village), Kent (population 3,204) @ 48:24
• Horsmonden (village), Kent (population 1,620) @ 52:11
• Paddock Wood (town), Kent (population 8,253) @ 54:02
• Matfield (village), Kent @ 59:17
• Leybourne (village), Kent (population 3,218) @ 1:01:16
• Rye Harbour Village (village), East Sussex (population 500) @ 1:03:12
• Wittersham (village), Kent (population 1,112) @ 1:07:07
• Iden (village), East Sussex (population 456) @ 1:09:28
• Playden (village), East Sussex (population 340) @ 1:11:42
• Brenchley (village), Kent (population 2,863) @ 1:12:59
Places to see in ( Morley - UK )
Places to see in ( Morley - UK )
Morley is a market town and civil parish within the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies approximately 5 miles south-west of Leeds city centre. The town had a population of 44,440 in 2011 and is made up of the Morley North and South Wards. The civil parish had a population of 27,738. The town is built on seven hills, like Rome: Scatcherd Hill, Dawson Hill, Daisy Hill, Chapel Hill, Hunger Hill, Troy Hill and Banks Hill.
Morley is first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 as Morelege, Morelei and Moreleia. Morley means open ground by a moor, from Old English mōr moor, clearing, pasture + lẽah open ground, clearing. It also gave its name to Morelei Wapentac, a wapentake which probably met at Tingley.
Historically, Morley was the centre of one of two divisions of the wapentake of Agbrigg and Morley. Morley became a Municipal Borough in 1889 and under the Local Government Act 1972, was incorporated into the City of Leeds Metropolitan District. Morley is represented on Leeds City Council by three wards (Morley North/Morley South and Ardsley/Robin Hood) each with three councillors. At the 2010 general election, Morley and Outwood was won by Ed Balls of the Labour Party, who had been MP for Normanton since 2005, and served as Labour's Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2011 until 2015.
Morley Town Hall is sometimes used for music recordings. Television programmes, Heartbeat and Emmerdale have used its disused magistrates court and a cobblestoned street to one side. It hosts concerts by local schools and performances by the Morley Amateur Operatic Society, whose pantomimes have taken place at the Alexandra Hall for many years.
Morley annually holds one of the largest St George's Day parades in the country and has been named the most patriotic town in England. Morley Market has been a feature since the town was formed. Now with more than trading units, the market building has a large trading hall split up into units housing fruiterers, butchers, fishmongers, fashion shops and a café. Supermarkets in Morley include Morrisons in the town centre and there is also a 24-hour ASDA superstore.
Scatcherd Park in the centre of Morley, by the Morley Leisure Centre, has a large playing field, a skate park, children's park, bowling green and memorial gardens. Events are held on the adjoining field in the summer months. Morley railway station is half a mile (800 m) from the town centre on the Huddersfield Line. There is a service seven days a week to and from Leeds, but on Sundays, the service is less frequent. Buses go to Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield and other West Yorkshire towns from bus stops near the Town Hall. The M621 motorway runs to the west of the town and the M62 motorway to the south. Junctions 27 and 28 of the M62 are closest to Morley.
( Morley - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Morley . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Morley - UK
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The Inn on the Lake, Kent
WWW.RGSTUDIOS.CO.UK
Wedding, Portrait, Commercial Photographic Studio based in Kent, England
Bells Ringing at Arkadi Monastery, Crete, Greece
The Arkadi Monastery (in Greek: / Moní Arkadhíou) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery, situated on a fertile plateau 23 km (14 mi) to the southeast of Rethymnon on the island of Crete in Greece.
The current church dates back to the 16th century and is marked by the influence of the Renaissance. This influence is visible in the architecture, which mixes both Roman and baroque elements. As early as the 16th century, the monastery was a place for science and art and had a school and a rich library. Situated on a plateau, the monastery is well fortified, being surrounded by a thick and high wall.
The monastery played an active role in the Cretan resistance of Ottoman rule during the Cretan revolt of 1866. 943 Greeks, mostly women and children,[1] sought refuge in the monastery. After three days of battle and under orders from the hegumen (abbot) of the monastery, the Cretans blew up barrels of gunpowder, choosing to sacrifice themselves rather than surrender.
The monastery became a national sanctuary in honor of the Cretan resistance. 8 November is a day of commemorative parties in Arkadi and Rethymno. The explosion did not end the Cretan insurrection, but it attracted the attention of the rest of the world.
Sandwich Windmill
The Sandwich Windmill, across from the Duff-Baby house in Windsor, ON
Kizhi Island Russia
Kizhi Island Russia
Kizhi and Petrozavodsk Alexp02's photos around Petrozavodsk, Russia (trip kizhi island)
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Entry from: Petrozavodsk, Russia
Entry Title: Kizhi and Petrozavodsk
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Hello -- I'm writing an entry from somewhere other than St. Petersburg, it's been a while since I've done that. I decided to take a trip to Kizhi, an island on Lake Onega (the second largest lake in Europe), about 450km northeast of St. Petersburg, known for am impressive collection of wooden churches and houses made without the use of nails. I was originally planning to go with a friend, but the timing didn't work out, so I decided to just go on my own. Tuesday morning, I bought overnight train tickets to/from Petrozavodsk, a city on the shores of Lake Onega. From Petrozavodsk, you catch a 1.25 hour ferry ride to the actual island of Kizhi. I took the train later that night, again in a kupe compartment. There was only one other guy, probably in his 50s, in my compartment. Nice guy, we talked for a while about languages and Russia, but he snored really loudly at night, so I didn't get as much sleep as I would have hoped. Getting to Petrozavodsk at around 7am, I walked from the train station to the ferry terminal, probably about 3 kilometers away. I got tickets for the 9am ferry, which gave me a return ferry of 1:15pm, meaning we were given 3 hours on the island itself. Since the price of admission to the Kizhi Museum-Reserve for a foreigner was more than 5 times the price for a Russian (95 v. 500 rubles, or $3.50 v. $19), I decided to try my luck as a Russian. I almost inaudibly muttered One under my breath as I handed the cashier a 100 ruble bill and it worked out! The place itself is pretty amazing, especially the first complex of two churches (Transfiguration Church and Church of the Intercession) and a belltower. It's really amazing that these two churches were constructed without using a single nail. I'll post some pictures along with this entry (the only problem was the weather -- no sun all day). Some of the old wooden buildings were actually built on Kizhi (like the two churches mentioned above) while others were transported there from around the region. In one of the other smaller churches, a guy was giving a concert every once in a while playing the church bells. Again, this whole thing was somewhat similar to what I saw at Taltsy and also outside of Ulan-Ude. After walking around for a couple of hours, I still had some time left, so I left the southern part of the island where most of the tourists stay and walked up a bit to the middle, where there is a village called Yamka. It seemed to be a mix of an actual village where people live along with some other old wooden buildings transported from other places in the region. I saw a lady washing her dishes, etc. in the lake (which definitely is not nearly as clear as Baikal). Oh, there are also supposedly poisonous snakes on the island, which they warn you about after you buy your ticket, but luckily I didn't run into any. After taking the ferry back, I got some lunch and walked around for a bit. Petrozavodsk is OK, nothing too special, but there is a nice waterfront area along the lake. The weather wasn't great either, as it was drizzling for a while. So here I am in an internet cafe, my train doesn't leave until 11pm tonight and I get back to St. Pete before 8am tomorrow. I can't believe that I fly home in a week, the time has gone by so quickly!
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Photos from this trip:
1. Petrozavodsk Monument and Lake Onega
2. Kizhi Landscape
3. Further Away Church on Kizhi Island
4. The Fisherman
5. Two Main Churches in Kizhi
6. Two Churches, Belltower, and House in Kizhi
7. Transfiguration Church
8. Kizhi Buildings and Windmill
9. Church with Bell-Player
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