Brogdale

Brogdale

Flowering cherries at the National Fruit Collection
Brogdale
Brogdale shown within Kent
OS grid reference TR0059
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town FAVERSHAM
Postcode district ME13
Dialling code 01795
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament

Brogdale is a hamlet in Kent, England, located beside the M2 motorway 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Faversham. It is one of several hamlets making up the civil parish of Ospringe and is in the Borough of Swale.

It was once called by the ancient name of 'Brokedale'. This name comes from the family of John de Brokedale, who resided in the district. In 1734, the parish was owned by Mr. John Knowler, the Mayor of Faversham.[1]

On 10 August 2003 the temperature reached 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) here, a record for the United Kingdom.[2]

Brogdale Farm is home to the United Kingdom's National Fruit Collection, one of the largest collections of fruit trees and plants in the world.[3]

Brogdale Farm has been the home of Faversham miniature railway since 2001.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Hasted, Edward (1798). "Parishes". The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Institute of Historical Research. 6: 499–531. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Met Office : November 2010 : Weather Extremes Retrieved 31 December 2010
  3. ↑ British Broadcasting Corporation : 17 August 2006 : A Tour Around Kent's Garden of Eden Retrieved 26 June 2010
  4. ↑ "Planning Items to be submitted to the Planning Committee" (PDF). Swale Borough Council. 26 September 2013. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

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