| Wye | |
|---|---|
 St Gregory and St Martin's Church, Wye | |
  Wye Location within Kent | |
| Area | 24.1 km2 (9.3 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,282 (Civil parish 2011)[1] |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TR055466 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Ashford |
| Postcode district | TN25 |
| Dialling code | 01233 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Wye is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wye with Hinxhill, in the Ashford district, in Kent, England, 5 miles (8.0 km) from Ashford and 12 miles (19 km) from Canterbury. It is the main settlement in the parish of Wye with Hinxhill. Hop varieties including Wye Challenger were bred at Wye College and named for the village.[2]
In 2013, Sunday Times readers voted Wye the third best place to live in the UK.[3]
- ^ "United Kingdom Census 2011". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ May, S. (1934). "Hop Production". Journal of the Institute of Brewing. 40 (4): 312–319. doi:10.1002/j.2050-0416.1934.tb05543.x.
- ^ "Spotlight on Wye". Great British Life. 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2022.