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Oldbury | |
Kent | |
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Cottage on Oldbury Lane | |
Location | |
Grid reference: | TQ587564 |
Location: | 51°17’6"N, 0°16’28"E |
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Postcode: | TN15 |
Local Government | |
Council: | Tonbridge and Malling |
Oldbury is a hamlet in Kent, on the west side of the village of Ightham, to which it is effectively attached.
Beside the hamlet on Ightham Common are the earthworks of a large, Iron Age fortress, known as Oldbury Camp, or just 'Oldbury': the hamlet takes its name from the fort, the name being the Old English Eald byrig; 'old fort'. The southern half of the fort site is now owned by the National Trust, which also owns Ightham Mote, a manor house to the south.
Outside links
- Oldbury Hill – National Trust