Fordwich
A tiny riverside town on the Stour with a 1544 town hall and a history as a Cinque Port limb.
From King's Cross St Pancras: 1 h 33 min by train · 2 h 13 min by car
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Time there: 30 min – 1 h
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Fordwich is described as the smallest community in Britain with a town council, with 372 residents at the 2021 census.
Its Grade II* listed Town Hall dates from 1544 and once held a courtroom, a prison and stocks.
The town sits on the River Stour and was a limb of the Cinque Port of Sandwich, with a mayor recorded as early as 1292.
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