Appledore, Kent

infobox UK place

country = England
official_name= Appledore
latitude= 51.0314

longitude= 0.7906

civil_parish= Appledore
population = 754
shire_district= Ashford
shire_county= Kent
region= South East England

constituency_westminster= Ashford
post_town= TONBRIDGE
postcode_district = TN26
postcode_area= TN
dial_code= 01233
os_grid_reference= TQ956295:"See" Appledore "for other places with the same name."Appledore is a village and civil parish [ [http://www.appledorepc.kentparishes.gov.uk/ Appledore Parish Council website] ] in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The village centre is 12 miles (19km) south-west of Ashford town, and on the northern edge of the Romney Marsh [ [http://www.ashford.gov.uk/about_the_borough/towns_and_villages/appledore.aspx? Notes on the village] ] The northerly part of this village is Appledore Heath.

Appledore was once a port on the estuary of the River Rother but 13th-century storms caused the river to change its course; the village street now leads down to the Royal Military Canal. A French raid in 1380 resulted in the burning of the church: it was later rebuilt. The village was permitted to hold a market in the main street by Edward II. In 1804, when there was threat of invasion by Napoleon the Royal Military Canal was built: Appledore stands on its northern bank. [http:// [www.historic-kent.co.uk/vill_a.html Historical notes] ] The "Rhee Wall", a 13th century waterway. was built to carry silt away from the eastern part of the Romney Marsh; it runs from Appledore to New Romney.

The medieval parish church is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. [ [http://www.kentchurches.info/parish.asp?p=Appledore Appledore parish church] ]

Today the village is served by a secondary road (B2080) between Tenterden and New Romney; and by the "Marsh Link" railway line between both Brighton or Hastings and Ashford. The railway station is located beyond the Canal, some 2 miles (3km) distant.