Hoath is a semi-rural village and
civil parish in the
City of Canterbury
The City of Canterbury () is a local government district with city status in Kent, England. As well as Canterbury itself, the district extends north to the coastal towns of Whistable and Herne Bay.
History
The district was formed on 1 April 1 ...
local government district. The
hamlets of Knaves Ash, Maypole, Ford, Old Tree, Shelvingford and Stoney Acre are included in the parish.
History
Hoath was part of the estate granted by King
Ecgberht of Kent in 669 for the foundation of the
church at Reculver, and remained part of that estate when King
Eadred granted it to Archbishop
Oda of Canterbury in 949. A
chantry either in or connected with Hoath is recorded in the 14th century, with John Gardener as the chaplain, successor to Henry atte Were. On 9 December 1410 Archbishop
Thomas Arundel dedicated a chapel to the Virgin Mary and consecrated a burial-ground at Hoath at the request of the inhabitants and his tenants there who, led by Sir
Nicholas Haute, Peter Halle Esq. and Richard Hauk, then chaplain of the chantry, promised to observe his ordinances.
The hamlet of Ford was the location of
Ford Palace, a residence of the
Archbishops of Canterbury
The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. The current archbishop is Justi ...
from at least the 14th century to the 17th.
Robert Hunt, chaplain to the expedition that founded the first successful English colony in the
New World, at
Jamestown, Virginia
The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the northeast bank of the James (Powhatan) River about southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg. It was ...
in 1607, was born in Hoath in the late 1560s or early 1570s.
Amenities
Within Hoath there is a small
primary school, a camp site called Southview Camping, a public house named the Prince of Wales, and a village hall.
A late medieval church, Holy Cross, stands on Church Road, and was originally a
chapel-of-ease for St Mary's Church, Reculver. The building was renovated by
Joseph Clarke between 1866 and 1867, when a north aisle was added.
Hoath has
a small general aviation airfield west of the village near Maypole.
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External links
www.hoath.org- village website with news, upcoming events and a history of the village
Villages in Kent
City of Canterbury
Civil parishes in Kent
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