Wrotham Village, Kent. UK
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dave-harris
N 51° 18.512 E 000° 18.667
31U E 312591 N 5687569
Wrotham, a village in Kent. Its past was noted for its farming. Wild Boar were farmed in ancient woodland, cattle grazed on the slopes of the North Downs and used for food and milk. Hops were grown to make ale served in the public houses
Waymark Code: WMAAVE
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/15/2010
Views: 9
It was in the variety of soil types that Wrotham's fortunes lay. The chalk on the North Downs, a band of gault clay used to make pottery .
Below the chalk is the Greensand ridge and below that is the Weald of Kent, then a vast forest. This allowed charcoal to be produced from arboreal. Forest fruits, mushrooms and nuts, including acorns on which herds of pigs (Boar) thrived. The pigs were a vital part of the economy. The village of Wrotham is named from the pigs 'rooting' for nuts and food, and ham was a term used that meant 'settlement'. Hence Rootingham. Wrotham as it is today.
The full history can be viewed by using the link below and clicking on the 'farming through the ages' PDF file. Well worth the read.
Location: On the corner of the town near the village church.
Plaque: no
Construction Material: Metal
Web Address: [Web Link]
Sign Date: Not listed
Occasion Commemorated: Not listed
Artist: Not listed
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