Bridge over Vigo Hill
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Bridge over Vigo Hill
Image: © Marathon Taken: 13 Sep 2011
In the 1870s, Sir Sidney Waterlow purchased large areas of land including the Village of Fairseat, a good proportion of Stansted together with land from Wrotham to Meopham. The parts of the estate were linked by a small bridge bearing the family crest over Vigo Hill which is seen here, looking up the hill towards the Vigo Inn. In 1887 he built Trosley Towers on the crest of the escarpment to the east of Vigo Hill. It was approached by two drives and was surrounded by wooded grounds. Trosley Towers was demolished in 1936 but the bridge survives and part of the estate to the east of Vigo Hill forms Trosley Country Park and part is now Vigo Village. For the history of the latter see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo,_Kent
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