Oad Street
| Oad Street | |
| 240px The Olde House, Oad Street |
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 Oad Street
Oad Street shown within Kent |
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| OS grid reference | TQ869621 |
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| Civil parish | Borden |
| District | Swale |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
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Oad Street is a small hamlet in the English county of Kent.[1]
Oad Street forms part of the civil parish of Borden which, in turn, is part of Swale district. Oad Street is located close to Junction 5 of the M2 motorway where it crosses the A249 road.
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History
In 1798, Edward Hasted records that this hamlet was once called Hoade Street and Woodstreet, before coming Oade Street. Named after a nearby Chestnut Wood (which covered the hillside down towards Danaway). In 1653, most of the parish was controlled by William Genery (from Throwley).[2]
Buildings
In the hamlet are 3 listed buildings, Grade II* listed 'Yew Tree Cottage',[3]Grade II listed 'The Olde House'[4] and Grade II listed 'Hoad House'.[5]
Also a local public house, the 'Plough & Harrow' public house.[6]
It also had a former Wesleyan Chapel (Oad Street Methodist Church),[7] now converted into a private residence.
Oad Street Centre, a craft shop and gallery.[8]
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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