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Petham is a small
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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.
Famous inhabitants include naturopath and homeopath,
Deborah McMannersDeborah McManners is a medical doctor, naturopath and homeopath with regular clinics at the Hale Clinic in London and Chaucer Hospital in Canterbury, Kent. She is on the committee of the British Society of Allergy, Environmental and Nutritional Medicine. She trained at London's University College...
and boy singer and actor
Joseph McMannersJoseph McManners is an English actor and singer. He lives on a non-working farm in Petham near Canterbury and recently left Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys for a boarding school after being awarded a drama and academic scholarship.-Singing career:McManners decided to become a singer after...