Editing Postling

{{Short description|Village in Kent, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place 
|country = England
|official_name= Postling
|coordinates = {{coord|51.1108|1.0646|display=inline,title}}
| population = 179
| population_ref = <ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=795566&c=postling&d=16&e=15&g=459633&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 National Statistics] Census 2001</ref><br>  206  (2011 Census)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127662&c=Postling&d=16&e=62&g=6438527&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1474369146034&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=20 September 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics| work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
|civil_parish= Postling
|shire_district= [[Folkestone and Hythe (District)|Folkestone and Hythe]]
|shire_county= [[Kent]]
|region= South East England
|constituency_westminster= [[Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)|Folkestone and Hythe]]
|post_town= HYTHE
|postcode_district= CT21
|postcode_area=CT
|dial_code= 01303
|os_grid_reference= TR145390
|static_image_name= St Mary & St Radegund, Postling, (geograph 2781375).jpg
|static_image_caption= St Mary & St Radegund, Postling
}}
'''Postling''' {{audio|Postling.oga|listen}} is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] situated near the [[Roman road]] of [[Stone Street (Kent)|Stone Street]], about {{convert|17|mi|km}} south of [[Canterbury]], [[Kent]], in [[South East England]]. Postlinges is the spelling used in the Domesday Book, where it was part of the lands of Hugo de Montfort; Postlinge is also seen in old records. There is much archaeological evidence of continued occupation of the area. Postling Court is, in effect, the old manor-house, although is, more correctly as the name suggests, the one-time meeting place of the local court and magistrate. The population of the civil parish includes the hamlet of [[Newbarn]].

The parish church is dedicated to Saints Mary and [[Radegund]]. It is a Grade I listed building.  The oldest parts are from the late 11th or 12th century.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1356217|desc=Church of St. Mary and St. Radegund|grade=I}}</ref>

A junction south of the village is known as '''Postling Wents'''; "went" or "vent" is an older Kent word which means "ways". It was once the crossroads where the London to Folkestone road crossed the Lympne to Lyminge road, but is now a sharp bend on the A20.

==See also==
* [[Tolsford Hill BT Tower]] is visible to the east of the village

==References==
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==Further reading==
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63476 Hasted]

==External links==
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[[Category:Civil parishes in Kent]]
[[Category:Villages in Kent]]


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