Petham
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Petham is a small village
Village
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 and civil parish
Civil parish
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 in the North Downs
North Downs
The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England that stretch from Farnham in Surrey to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent. The North Downs lie within two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty , the Surrey Hills and the Kent Downs...

, five miles south of Canterbury
Canterbury
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 in Kent
Kent
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, South East England
South East England
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The village church is All Saints Church, which was built in the 13th century but suffered from a fire in 1922 and had to be reconstructed. The village hall has recently been rebuilt next to Marble pond on ground which has been known to flood in previous times.

Petham is famous for its beautiful surrounding landscapes and "chocolate box" style cottages.
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