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Ospringe Road, FAVERSHAM, ME13 7LH

A popular venue for fish and chips and other takeaway foods.

The Ship Inn, number 12 Ospringe Street, was built in the 18th century. Constructed of red brick under a tile roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1343870 Ospringe is a village and area of Faversham, Kent. The village lies on the Roman road Watling Street (now the A2). The historic Maison Dieu fronts onto Watling Street and the remains of substantial Roman buildings, thought to be the site of the Durolevum mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary, have been found nearby.

Number 5 Ospringe Street (seen here) and numbers 7 and 9 Ospringe Street Image, are a range of, originally, five cottages, now three cottages. Built in the 18th century of brick (numbers 5 and 9 painted, number 7 stuccoed) under a tile roof. The ground floor of number 5 has been rebuilt with a 19th century bow window. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1069428 Ospringe is a village and area of Faversham, Kent. The village lies on the Roman road Watling Street (now the A2). The historic Maison Dieu fronts onto Watling Street and the remains of substantial Roman buildings, thought to be the site of the Durolevum mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary, have been found nearby.

Up until about 1970 this road - narrow as it is - was the main London-Dover road. This stretch has since been supplanted by the M2, while the stretch from the Medway to London has been repeatedly upgraded, retaining the A2 designation - but there the resemblance ends: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1556402 In this shot the building with the overhanging first floor is part of the old Maison Dieu. The flint-built lower portions date back to the 13th century (when the place was a Knights Templars' hospital) while the timber-framed upper storey is reckoned to be of 16th century origin. The building now houses a museum. For the listing text see http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-175959-the-maison-dieu-museum-17-faversham

Faversham, Kent, Ospringe, 'The Ship Inn',12 Ospringe Street, London Road, A2

Numbers 1 and 3 Ospringe Street are a pair of 18th century houses. Timber framed on a brick plinth, weatherboarded, all under a tile roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1069427 Ospringe is a village and area of Faversham, Kent. The village lies on the Roman road Watling Street (now the A2). The historic Maison Dieu fronts onto Watling Street and the remains of substantial Roman buildings, thought to be the site of the Durolevum mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary, have been found nearby.

The line runs between Teynham and Faversham stations. The bridge has a 4.1 metre height restriction sometimes ignored by drivers of high vehicles with chaotic consequences.