Open for business
Having had a market, since possibly before the Domesday Book, Lenham has a long history of being open for business. Today, Lenham village boasts a good selection of shops, most of them food outlets. Lenham is one of the very few villages which still has a bakery. Amy Myers explores some aspects of the shops' long history; if walls could talk....!
There are also several large companies in Lenham and some of them have been here for a long time. Annette Tomarken researched the history of the Marley Company for us which today is part of the Aliaxis Group. Lenham Storage however is still a locally owned company. Other companies, like Grant’s Morello Cherry Factory and Brake Brothers, have relocated and new businesses have settled in the Ashmill Business Park along the A20.
All of these businesses make important contributions to our village, as they provide local jobs to local people.
