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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."

The Canterbury branch of the North Downs Way passes along Lower Lees Road and then crosses the road to pass along Lower Ensden Road and then continues along footpaths. This is the view where the North Downs Way passes for a short distance along Lower Ensden Road and then turns left just ahead on to field paths - see Link