2023

TR0754 : The Star Inn at Old Wives Lees

taken 1 year ago, near to Old Wives Lees, Kent, England

The Star Inn at Old Wives Lees
The Star Inn at Old Wives Lees
Sadly this pub is now permanently closed. See also Link More information about The Star inn with a list of past licensees from 1841 can be seen at LinkExternal link The article includes a photograph from about 1920 which shows the building on the right when it was the village shop. A group of people can be standing in the doorway which is now bricked up.

The origin of the name of Old Wives Lees is not clear but in 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Old Wives Lees thus: "OLD-WIVES-LEES, or Oldwoods-Lees, a place in the N E of Kent; 4¼ miles S W of Canterbury. An annual race, on 19 May, by young maids and bachelors, was instituted here by Sir D. Digges of Chilham."

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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Business, Retail, Services Derelict, Disused other tags: Closed Pub Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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TR0754, 87 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Marathon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 26 January, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 30 January, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 0716 5492 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:15.3478N 0:58.0467E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 0718 5491
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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