Fordwich
Parish in Canterbury, Kent, England
| Coordinates: | 51.292, 1.129 |
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| OS grid ref: | TR 18 59 |
| Dialling code: | 01227 (Canterbury) |
Fordwich is a tiny riverside town just a couple of miles north-east of Canterbury in Kent, England, sitting where lanes and the shallow River Stour meet. Once an important medieval river port with a chartered borough, its compact streets and waterside quay hint at a richer past and there have been archaeological finds from Roman and medieval periods in the locality.
Today it feels more like a close-knit village than a bustling town: largely residential with surrounding farmland and river meadows, small-scale local businesses and leisure use of the river attracting walkers, anglers and those passing between Canterbury and the east Kent coast. Its small population and historic character give it a quiet, preserved charm that contrasts with the cathedral city a short distance away.
Postcode districts covering Fordwich
Most populated places nearby
- Gillingham 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Folkestone 14.3 miles23 km
- Ashford 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Margate 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Canterbury 2 miles3.2 km
- Sittingbourne 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Dover 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Ramsgate 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Herne Bay 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Deal 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Whitstable 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Broadstairs 13.5 miles21.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Sturry Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Westbere Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Broad Oak Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Northgate Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Barton Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- St. Stephen's Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Littlebourne Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Canterbury Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Hersden Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Hackington Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Little Stour & Adisham Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Wickhambreaux Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Fordwich
CT2 0BY, CT2 0DX, CT2 0BF, CT2 0DJ, CT2 0BX, CT2 0DQ, CT2 0DR, CT2 0DD, CT2 0DG … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 26.8 miles43.2 km
- London City Airport 48.6 miles78.2 km
- Sturry Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Bekesbourne Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
Hotels near Fordwich Ad
- Number 8 2.5 miles4 km
- Hampton by Hilton Canterbury 3 2.4 miles3.8 km
- The Hugo - Hotel Concept Canterbury 2.4 miles3.8 km
- The Evenhill 4 1.7 miles2.7 km
- The Victoria Hotel 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Falstaff Hotel 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Thanington Hotel 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Canterbury Hotel 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel 3 2.2 miles3.5 km
- The Crescent Turner Hotel 4 5.8 miles9.4 km
Local points of interest
- Hadlow College - Canterbury College 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University University 1.9 miles3.1 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Canterbury University 2 miles3.3 km
- Canterbury College College 2.2 miles3.5 km
- IFS School of Finance College 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Dane John Gardens Gardens 2.4 miles3.8 km
- University of Kent University 3 miles4.8 km
- Whitstable Harbour Harbour 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Broome Park Estate 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum Museum 10.4 miles16.7 km
- RAF Manston History Museum Museum 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Central Beach Beach 11.7 miles18.9 km