Elham, Kent nr. Canterbury - St. Mary the Virgin church - art postcard c.1970s

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• Picture / Image:  St. Mary the Virgin, Elham, near Canterbury [Kent]
• Publisher: FSS, 38 Bouverie Square, Folkestone
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Elham (pronounced Eel-um) is a village in East Kent situated approximately 9 miles (14 km) south of Canterbury and 5 miles (8 km) north east of Folkestone in the Elham Valley. At the 2011 Census the population included the hamlet of Ottinge and village of Wingmore.

The origin of the village's name has always been a matter of argument.^[2] The village is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Alham.^[3] This may have derived from Ulaham, which it is referred to in an Anglo Saxon charter of 855 A.D.^[4] The suffix "ham" is derived from the German word "heim", meaning "home".^[4] Thus, it is assumed that Ulaham means homestead of a person named Ula.^[4] Another theory is that the name originates from the presence of eels once found in the Nailbourne centuries ago.^[2][5]

Elham Parish Council oversees matters within the village. The parish is very large for such a small settlement, stretching to the edge of Lyminge in the south, to the hamlet of Breach in the north and east to Acrise and west to Stelling Minnis. Elham is situated within the Elham and Stelling Minnis ward within the local government district of Shepway. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 2,087.^[9] The present local councillor for the Elham and Stelling Minnis Ward is Pamela Carr.^[10] The village is located within the constituency of Folkestone and Hythe and is represented in UK Parliament by Damian Collins.