Bridge, Kent
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| Statistics | |
| Population: | 1467 <ref>National Statistics Census 2001</ref> |
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| OS grid reference: | TR182542 |
| Administration | |
| Parish: | Bridge |
| District: | City of Canterbury |
| Shire county: | Kent |
| Region: | South East England |
| Constituent country: | England |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
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| Ceremonial county: | Kent |
| Historic county: | Kent |
| Services | |
| Police force: | Kent Police |
| Fire and rescue: | {{{Fire}}} |
| Ambulance: | South East Coast |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | CANTERBURY |
| Postal district: | CT4 |
| Dialling code: | 01227 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Canterbury |
| European Parliament: | South East England |
| Image:Flag of England.svg | |
Bridge is a village and civil parish near Canterbury in Kent, South East England.
Bridge village is situated in the Nailbourne Valley in a rural setting on the old Roman road, Watling Street, formerly the main road between London and Dover. The village lies 2.5 miles south east of the city of Canterbury.
It is likely that the parish took its name from "Bregge" a bridge which crossed the River Little Stour, a tributary of the Stour itself. <ref>Bridge Village</ref>
On the edge of the village are two large country estates. Bourne Park is a Queen Anne mansion dating from 1702. Higham Park is a large neoclassical mansion, once the home of eccentric racing driver Count Louis Zborowski. His giant-engined "Chitty Bang Bang" cars were built there, as was "Babs", the vehicle used in J.G. Parry-Thomas's attempt for the land speed record at Pendine Sands in 1927.
Local residents include the famous aviator "Steady" Eddie Ludlow.
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