St Mary the Virgin, Little Chart
St Mary the Virgin, Little Chart
In the ’fifties a new church was built in the village, to replace the old Little Chart Church, wrecked by a V1 Flying Bomb during the Second World War.
The Village
Introduction
The parish of Little Chart covers 1,485 acres of attractive countryside. The Great Stour river makes a natural division between Surrenden Park, formerly the property of the Dering family, and Calehill.
Facilities
- Anglican (Parish) Church
- community garden and play area
- public house
- riding school
- village hall
- www.ashford.gov.uk
- www.kentarchaeology.org.uk (for monumental inscriptions in the churchyard)
- www.littlechartpc.kentparishes.gov.uk
Organisations
- baby and toddler music group
- cricket club
- Flower Society
- parent and toddler group
Population
According to the 2001 census, the number of people in Hothfield was as follows:
| aged 0–4 | 9 |
| aged 5–11 | 17 |
| aged 12–18 | 6 |
| aged 19–59 | 135 |
| aged 60 and over | 59 |
| Total population | 226 |