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Welcome to Postling Parish Council
Parish Council meetings
Meetings are held at Postling New Village Hall, The Street, Postling, Kent CT21 4EU at 6.30pm.
Next meeting: Tuesday 28 May 2024, 6.30pm
Meeting dates for 2024 are as follows:
30 January, 26 March, 28 May (Annual Meetings), 30 July, 24 September, 26 November.
About Postling
Postling village and civil parish is situated near the Roman road of Stone Street, about 17 miles (27 km) south of Canterbury, Kent in South East England. Postling is part of the North Downs West Ward of Folkestone & Hythe District Council.
Postlinges is the spelling used in the Domesday Book where it was part of the lands of Hugo de Montfort; Postlinge is also seen in old records. There is much archaeological evidence of continued occupation of the area. Postling Court is, in effect, the old manor-house, although is, more correctly as the name suggests, the one-time meeting place of the local court and magistrate. The population of the civil parish includes the hamlet of Newbarn.
The 12th century church is dedicated to Saints Mary & Radegund. For church service times and other information, please see the latest 'News from the Pews' newsletter under the Community tab in the main menu.
A junction south of the village is known as Postling Wents; "went" or "vent" is an older Kent word which means "ways". It was once the crossroads where the London to Folkestone road crossed the Lympne to Lyminge road, but is now a sharp bend on the A20.
text from Wikipedia
photo credit: Ian Simister
