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The High Street in Goudhurst, Kent

Goudhurst

Goudhurst in Kent is a village of timeless charm. The view from the church tower looks out over rich green countryside of fields, hills and woods and a village scene unchanged from a hundred years ago, as photographs of the time attest. The same typically Kentish houses line the street and the lanes, and oast houses protrude their distinctive roofs.

The village was one of those involved in the Wealden iron industry and it was, like so many in Kent, a centre for hop farms and for weaving. A group of weavers' cottages stands opposite the church and the oast houses bear witness the roasting of hops for brewing. (Read more)