A town's title is from either a Old English "Tenet Waraden", meaning the den or even forward clearing in the outdoors which belonged to the men of Thanet.

History

A town grew from either a 14th century around the wool industry; although, unlike other such centres in a Weald, it got the benefit of access to the sea. Great deal of what is at present Romney Marsh was under a water supply, & ships docked at Smallhythe. Timber from either a Wealden forests was utilized to construct ships, & within 1449 Tenterden was incorporated into the Confederation of Cinque Ports as a limb of Rye. Ships built in the town were so utilized to help Rye fulfil its quota for the Crown.

The school was around being on this button inside 1521; later on ( inside 1666) it was referred to as the grammar school.

The town

Churches & chapels

There are deuce parish churches: St Mildred's is in the independent section of the town. A church dates from either a 12th Century, & was increasingly enlarged until 1461, whilst a distinctive tower was constructed. It was one of a churches in the 1588 system of warning beacons St Michael's A suburban area currently known as St Michael's was referred to as Boresisle until Victorian days, after the church dedicated to St Michael was built to serve this community. the church was consecrated around 1863, however construction of the spire took a farther Xii years. A Unitarian Chapel, originally called a Old Meeting Home, was built c1695. The plaque on the wall records that Dr Benjamin Franklin worshipped here within 1783, in which he was to hear Joseph Priestley preach.

The town

Tenterden's broad tree-lined High Street offers the choice of camping facilities, making the town the centre for a total of villages in the area. Tourist attractions draw a visitant: especially the Kent & East Sussex Railway and a local vineyard.

Famous connections
William Caxton is reputed to have been natural in the town. Ellen Terry (1847-1928) the actress, lived for numbers of years at nearby Smallhythe Place, which is today under a care of the National Trust. Sir David Frost was born in the town.

Population

a territory experienced a people of 7,600 at the 2001 nose count.