About Wye
Click on the blue heading bars below to see more information about each aspect of the Parish Council's work
Historical background
Wye College Latin School, founded 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 medieval village, with its minster church, ancient grammar school, timbered houses and inns, is still very much in evidence.' Wye Historical Society
The close proximity of Canterbury Cathedral shaped the history and development of Wye throughout the middle ages. The historic city of Canterbury is only 12 miles away and is accessible via the well-marked North Downs Way, as this illustrated 'one day pilgrimage' guide shows. Canterbury was the principle pilgrimage destination in medieval England. In 2020 Canterbury will host events to commemorate the 850th anniversary of the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket.
About the civil parish of Wye with Hinxhill
Click on the blue bar above for some key facts about the civil parish of Wye with Hinxhill today.
An outline of elected councillors, the staff and parish volunteers.
- What we do
A summary of what we do and how councillors work together as a team with the staff and parish volunteers.
Kent is a shire (non-metropolitan) county, so Wye residents elect three tiers of representatives at the parish, borough and county levels. Responsibilities for different services are divided between the three tiers.
- Planning
This page lists planning applications in Wye and surrounding area, and links to the plans and documents held by Ashford Borough Council's Planning Department.
- 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 Wye 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.
- 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
If the 'Search' box at the top of this page does not lead you to the answer to your question, follow this link to find out 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.