WELCOME
to the parish of Lenham, the village with its medieval market square, the chalky hillside of the Kent Downs above it, the heath with its open skies and the fruitful land of Liverton. We invite you for a stroll through Lenham's history and heritage. Perhaps you can walk through this place with open eyes and see the footsteps of people who walked here before you and made the place what it is today. It will be up to us, both, old and new residents, to take Lenham into a future where the past is cherished for its merits, the natural environment is safeguarded and community thrives,
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ABOUT US
this website is currently administered by the local history group 'Lenham Heritage'. We share a love of learning, but we are not professional historians or website designers. Please bear with us as we add more pages. Besides research in local history, we invite speakers to give us talk. Please have a look at the programme below. We'd love to see you.
We also offer guided tours through the historic town of Lenham or the area.
For more details see the leaflet further down the page.
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Lenham Heritage Society Programme 2024/2025
2. Our programme for 2024/2025
September 26th , 7.30 Lenham Community Centre
Murder, Madness and Mayhem? - The Belgian Royal Family
For a monarchy that has only been in existence since independence in 1830, be assured there’s lots to tell. The talk explores too inks with the British Royal Family.
A talk by Melanie Gibson- Barton
October 24th
From Battlefield to the Big Screen: The British and Hollywood Stars who served in the Second World War
A talk by Melody Foremean
November 28th
Kentish Suffragettes
Historic journeys of hope, determination and courage
A talk by Jennifer Godfrey
January 23rd
Where there is a will, there is a story....
Local history as revealed in the wills of some of Lenham's past residents
A talk by members of Lenham Heritage Society
February 27th
'Thomas Becket' , one of the most famous of the (so far) 105 archbishops of Canterbury, best-known for his violent end in Canterbury Cathedral on 29th December 1170.
A talk by Imogen Corrigan
March 27th
Exploring Kentish Castles or The Development of Houses ( not confirmed yet)
A talk by David Carder
April 24th
'Come to the Fair'
Exploring the history of fairs and markets and (as much as possible) the Lenham Fairs and markets
A talk by Henny Shotter
The membership of £15 will give you free entry to all our talks. The individual sessions are £4. We would like to stress that becoming a member does not mean you have to get more involved than you want to be, but you will help us to keep up our series of talks, the research and hopefully we will grow a bit more.
If you cannot come to our talks, please consider your membership as a donation to a worthwhile endeavour.
​Please get in touch:
heritagelenham@gmail.com
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PREVIOUS PUBLICATIONS ABOUT LENHAM
AVAILABLE IN THE VILLAGE
Lenham and Boughton Malherbe in Old Photographs
by Amy Myers and Jean Cockett
Lenham and the Great War: Those Who Served in War and Peace
by Amy Myers
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