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Human settlement in England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frogholt is a hamlet near Folkestone in Kent, England, on the banks of the Seabrook stream. There are eight houses in Frogholt. The hamlet is part of a conservation area and lies very close to the larger villages of Newington (where at the 2011 Census the population was included) and Peene.
Frogholt | |
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Old Kent Cottage, Frogholt | |
Location within Kent | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Folkestone |
Postcode district | CT18 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
One of the houses, now called Old Kent Cottage, was probably built in the 15th century.[1] Claims have been made that it is as much as one thousand years old,[2] but since it is constructed as a medieval hall house with Parlour and solar, this is unlikely to be the case.[1] It is reputed to be the oldest thatched cottage in Kent and is said to have been a haven for Archbishop Thomas Becket during his feud with King Henry II,[2] although that claim is impossible to verify.
Author Russell Hoban may have repurposed Frogholt as "Frogs Legs" in his 1980, post apocalyptic novel Riddley Walker.[3]
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