West Peckham


West Peckham is a village in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. The River Bourne flows through the extreme west of the parish, and formerly powered a paper mill and corn mill. The Wateringbury Stream rises in the parish. Oxon Hoath is the former manor house of West Peckham.

History

The Domesday entry for East and West Peckham reads:-

Amenities

Notable attractions include 'The Swan on the Green'; a refurbished gastro-pub and microbrewery listed in the Good Beer Guide, the village hall and 'the green'
The Saxon church of St. Dunstan's is open most days to visitors and the church is still actively used.
Dukes Place on Mereworth Road is a Grade I listed timbered hall house, originally built as Preceptory of the Knight's Hospitallers in 1408 by John Culpepper.

Notable people