Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Wye within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Wye, market town and par. with ry. sta., Kent, 4 miles NE. of Ashford Junction and 11 SW. of Canterbury, 7349 ac., pop. 1543; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Thursday. The town is situated close to the river Stour, which is crossed here by a handsome bridge of 5 arches. The church is a large and handsome building, and was rebuilt by Archbishop Kempe, a native of Wye, in the time of Henry VI. The college founded here in 1447 is now a grammar school and charity school for boys and girls. The manor of Wye was a very important one, and had jurisdiction over a wide extent of the county. Several fine residences and places of interest are in the vicinity of the town.
A village in Wye hundred, in the county of Kent.