Guess the Place

[MartinR]

This is of the nature of an experiment, and one to get your brain cells working!  Having solved one of John's maps, I though I'd see how well you could do with the water.  The enclosed is taken from a modern chart, but you'll notice I've removed all the interesting names. :-)

Have a go all!

[johnfilmer]

I think that postcodes have removed many address issues.

Sticking with Newington, in the 60s we had to use “near Sittingbourne “ otherwise it could easily go to Thanet.

Here near Doddington I have problems with eBay, who do not put enough address info on the main listing. I sold a couple of large, collection only items, and both purchasers thought we were in Lincolnshire. Tried getting around that by using location as Sittingbourne only for a purchaser from Sheppey to have a whinge…

They made finding out where jobs were a dream, especially rural addresses and GSV when it previously was advisable to take your own secateurs and torch to uncover the house name 

[MartinR]

Next one following shortly.

BTW, there used to be a lot of places named XXX-next-YYY and addresses like 123 main road, Somevillage, near sometown, county.  The "next"s and "near"s seem to have vanished with the prevalence of post-codes, I've no idea if they are connected by the timing seems to be accurate.

[johnfilmer]

You have it all sorted out MartinR.

The Church’s full title when I was Head Chorister (1964) was St Mary the Virgin, Newington-next-Sittingbourne.

Over to you.

[MartinR]

The Church is St Mary the Virgin.  The road is Iwade Road.  The settlement is the northern extension of Newington across the Railway.  The "other water feature" are watercress beds NNE of the church and the creek is Halstow Creek which flows into Stangate Creek and hence the Medway.

EDIT: The location of the sheepwash at the top of the water feature is:

• Nat Grid:                    TQ 86262 65246
• Nearest Post Code:   ME9 7HZ
• Co-ords (WGS84):     51°21'21"N,000°40'25"E or 51.35575,0.67371

[John Walker]

Should we be searching the River Darewnt?  It seems to fit your clues but I can't find the loop and church along it so far.

[johnfilmer]

It’s gone quiet, so to sum up, it’s north Kent, with a stream that runs through to a creek via some other water features.

The church is of considerable size, it is not a simple chapel.

The modern road follows the maps footpath, but the loop around the pond remains, although no longer a public road.

[johnfilmer]

MartinR you are getting good at this...

Yes it is North Kent.

The water does eventually emerge as a creek, but goes through other adventures on the way

[MartinR]

Not found anything yet, but from the topography I'd guess North Kent coastal plain.  The land dips from left to right to left apart from the sheepwash which the road goes around.  That appears to be on a small valley.  Height around the sheepwash is near enough 42' which is 14 yards, say around 12m for those of a continental persuasion.  Downstream of the sheepwash is what looks like a strip of bog with a stream emerging at the top - when this gets to sea level is it the head of a creek?

[johnfilmer]

Thanks Beachbum, I just thought that it looked like Sandwich so went looking for a gatehouse - bingo! Pure luck.

Don't worry it doesn't happen often 

Meanwhile... I have gone back to my old OS maps clues. This dates from 1906/8, and the distinctive road shape is still there on Google Maps, although street view, less so. So the question is - which church is it?

[Beachbum]

Well done johnfilmer, it is Fisher Gate on the Quay at Sandwich

[johnfilmer]

Quay Lane, Sandwich?

[grandarog]

Same as John Walker, Ate our picnic packed lunch there on a day out .

[John Walker]

I walked through there recently, so can't join in this one.  It wouldn't really be a guess.

[Beachbum]

Thanks grandarog, an interesting feature......

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