THE HISTORY of kent

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Plaxtol
Plaxtol, it is suggested derives its name from the Saxon 'plax'.

 Pluckley
Pluckley derives its name from the Saxon word 'leah'.

 Postling
Postling means the 'people of Possel'.

 Preston-next-Faversham
Preston means 'Priest's farmstead or manor'.

 Queenborough
Queenborough literally means 'a queens' borough'.
Paddock Wood
 Paddock Wood may have been derived from the nearby 'Manor of Parrock'.

 Pedlinge
Pedlinge is a hamlet on the edge of the village of Saltwood.

 Pembury
Pembury possibly means 'fortification of the people.

 Penenden Heath
Penenden Heath derives from the Saxon 'pinian'.

 Petham
Petham most probably means 'hemmed-in land at a pit'.
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