It is indeed the village of Bridge, presumed to have been named after the bridging of the Nailbourne Stream. The bridge side walls can be seen just behind the car, though then the bridge was narrower. Built in the 18th century, it’s twin arches still survive under the present road, which was widened to accommodate the rise in motorised traffic of the twentieth century. Being on the main route between Dover and Canterbury the village was bypassed with the A2 dual carriageway in the mid twentieth century. However, the road through the village follows that of Roman Watling Street, which would also have crossed the stream, but was this with a bridge, or a ford? Certainly, the village’s name has been in existence since the early Norman period.
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