About Wye
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Historical background
Fifteenth century door to the Latin School, Wye College, founded in 1447.
'Wye in Kent has a long and distinguished history: Mesolithic hunters camped by the River Stour, Neolithic farmers cleared the forest and Bronze-age warriors were buried on the Downs.
From being a Romano-British country estate on the road to Canterbury Wye became a royal residence of Kentish kings, and then grew into a regional centre with jurisdiction over a large part of Kent until 1066.
William the Conqueror gave the Royal Manor of Wye to Battle Abbey in 1067, and Domesday records that Wye was a thriving community. The mediaeval village, with its minster church, ancient grammar school, timbered houses and inns, is still very much in evidence.' Wye Historical Society
The history of Wye is shaped by its close proximity to Canterbury. The cathedral is only 12 miles away across the North Downs, as this illustrated 'one day pilgrimage' guide shows.
The civil parish of Wye with Hinxhill
Some key facts about the civil parish of Wye with Hinxhill today
Kent is a shire (non-metropolitan) county, so residents have three tiers of representation at the parish, borough, county level. (This is in addition to seats in Westminster and the European Parliament). Responsibilities for different services are divided between the three tiers.
- Planning
This page lists outstanding planning applications in Wye and surrounding area.
- Agenda and minutes
This page holds all the Parish Council agendas and approved minutes, from January 2017 to date.
- Parish Council meetings
The Parish Council meetings calendar, with other meetings which affect the parish e.g. Ashford Borough Council Planning Committee, Cabinet and Council meetings, Kent Association of Local Councils training days and meetings, and WYE3 Masterplan related events.
- Report It!
Please follow the links to report faults and issues directly to either Ashford Borough Council or Kent County Council.
- Fix My Street
FixMyStreet makes it very easy for you to report a problem anywhere - even if you don’t know which body is responsible for fixing the problem, and you don't have time to find out. Just report potholes, faulty street lights, blocked drains, flooding, fly tipping - and so on, and FixMyStreet service will do the rest for you. FixMyStreet also maps the problems online, so you can monitor progress.
- Wye Parish Council
A summary of who we are, and what we do. Information about parish councillors, committees and staff, including contact details and registered declarations of pecuniary interests (register of interests).
- Parish allotments
The Parish Council owns over 100 plots on Churchfield and Beanfield allotments. Both of which are designated as statutory sites under the Allotments Acts. Plots are available for residents to let.
The Parish Council is the burial authority for Wye. As such, it has managed the new burial ground, adjacent to the churchyard since 1981, in partnership with the Parochial Church Council. The new burial ground is non-denominational. Contact the Burial Clerk here.
- Access to information
How to access information available from the Parish Council.
- Documents
The Parish Council's archive contains agendas, minutes and other reference documents, stored in date order.
- Finance
What we spend and how we spend it. This page complies with the Publication Scheme and Open Data requirements.
- About GOV.UK
The UK government's website, and gateway to a comprehensive range of services and official information sources.
- A-Z of services
A to Z list of services and information provided by Wye with Hinxhill Parish Council, Ashford Borough Council and Kent County Council, and other organisations where available. Wye Parish Council is not responsible for the accuracy of information on external sites.
- Parish map
- FAQs
- Pinboard