Burham
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Burham is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,251, decreasing to 1,195 at the 2011 Census. The village is near the Medway towns. thumb|left|Memorial on Blue Bell Hill The history of Burham can be traced to Roman times. AD43 saw the Battle of the Medway at the crossing point on the River Medway, where Burham is now, when the invading Roman legions, advancing west across Kent, were confronted by a massed army of the ancient British tribes. The Roman victory altered the course of history in Bri
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Place details
- Locality
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,195
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Burham
- UK place.static_image_name
- BlueBellHill0012.JPG
- UK place.static_image_width
- 285
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Burham
- UK place.population
- 1,195
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.shire_district
- Tonbridge and Malling
- UK place.shire_county
- Kent
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Chatham and Aylesford
- UK place.post_town
- Rochester
- UK place.postcode_district
- ME1
- UK place.postcode_area
- ME
- UK place.website
- Burham Parish Council
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1195
- Image
- BlueBellHill0012.JPG
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- Burham, Kent
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Burham is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,251, decreasing to 1,195 at the 2011 Census. The village is near the Medway towns. thumb|left|Memorial on Blue Bell Hill The history of Burham can be traced to Roman times. AD43 saw the Battle of the Medway at the crossing point on the River Medway, where Burham is now, when the invading Roman legions, advancing west across Kent, were confronted by a massed army of the ancient British tribes. The Roman victory altered the course of history in Britain, and the remains of Roman buildings have been found in Burham and the neighbouring village of Eccles.
There has been a Settlement in Burham since Saxon times, "ham" being the Saxon word for "settlement" — the "Bur" part of the name comes from "burgh", or borough, referring to the borough of Rochester. The name "Burham" means "the village near the borough".
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