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Ham has become well known not for itself but for a nearby fingerpost which points to both the hamlet and the nearby town, thus reading "Ham Sandwich".
 
Ham has become well known not for itself but for a nearby fingerpost which points to both the hamlet and the nearby town, thus reading "Ham Sandwich".
  
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Latest revision as of 15:54, 5 August 2014

Ham
Kent
Ham Sandwich road sign, Kent.jpg
The famous signpost
Location
Grid reference: TR323546
Location: 51°14’39"N, 1°19’39"E
Data
Postcode: CT14
Local Government
Council: Dover

Ham is a tiny hamlet in Kent, within the parish of Northbourne, just inland of Deal. The larger village of Eastry is to the west. The town of Sandwich is to the north.

Ham has become well known not for itself but for a nearby fingerpost which points to both the hamlet and the nearby town, thus reading "Ham Sandwich".

References

Piglets on Hay Lane, Ham
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