Walking to The Doctor Wilks Memorial Hall from The King’s Head — 3.8-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish
The Doctor Wilks Memorial Hall — a Grade II* listed building 3.8 miles from The King's Head, Wye.
The Doctor Wilks Memorial Hall is a red brick in Non Civil Parish, 3.8 miles from The King’s Head. The NHLE entry singles out its gable. Historic England listed it in 1951.
Walking to The Doctor Wilks Memorial Hall — 3.8 miles from Wye
Rated Challenging at 3.8 miles with about 140m of ascent. Allow around 152 minutes at a steady 3 mph pace; add 15–20 minutes for photographs at the building and a pause at a viewpoint.
Why The Doctor Wilks Memorial Hall is Grade II* listed — the 1951 designation
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- Grade:
- II*
- Listed:
- 1951
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- District:
- Ashford
- Statutory address:
- The Doctor Wilks Memorial Hall, The Churchyard
- NHLE entry:
- 1071118 ↗
1. 5344 THE CHURCHYARD (West Side) The Doctor Wilks Memorial Hall TR 0042 NE 2/47 24.9.51. II* GV 2. Originally the Grammar School, founded by Sir Norton Knatchbull in 1635 and moved to another site in 1874. Red brick on a stone base. Gable. Large window with dripstone over. Above it is a recessed panel with the date 1635 on it. The interior is more or less as designed, with its original fixtures. All the items in the Churchyard form a group, together with Nos 51 to 61 (odd) 61A, 63 to 67 (odd). 67A, 69 to 71 (odd). 75 and the rear part of No 75, High Street. Listing NGR: TR0098042760
Listing metadata — from the National Heritage List for England
- NHLE entry number:
- 1071118
- Heritage Category / Grade:
- Listed Building, Grade II*
- First listed:
- 1951
- Capture scale:
- 1:2500
- Grid reference (NGR):
- TR 00980 42760
- BNG Easting / Northing:
- 600,980 E / 142,760 N
- Coordinates (WGS84):
- 51.148803°N, 0.872227°E
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- District:
- Ashford
- Kent Downs landscape zone:
- Crundale and the Western Ridge
- Distance to North Downs Way:
- 3.08 miles
- Distance from The King's Head:
- 3.80 miles
- Walk duration (round trip):
- 152 minutes
- Elevation gain:
- 140 m
- Difficulty rating:
- Challenging
Architectural features at The Doctor Wilks Memorial Hall
Keywords extracted from Historic England’s Official List Entry — each one is genuinely in the designation prose, not inferred.
Other Grade II* walks in Non Civil Parish
| Listing | Grade | Parish | Distance from Wye |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking to Willesborough Windmill from The King’s Head — 3.3-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish | Grade | — | 3.3 miles |
| Walking to Bridge House from The King’s Head — 3.6-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish | Grade | — | 3.6 miles |
| Walking to Nightingale House from The King’s Head — 3.7-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish | Grade | — | 3.7 miles |
| Walking to Church Of St Mary The Virgin from The King’s Head — 3.7-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish | Grade | — | 3.7 miles |
| Walking to Whist House from The King’s Head — 3.8-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish | Grade | — | 3.8 miles |
| Walking to The College from The King’s Head — 3.8-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish | Grade | — | 3.8 miles |
Buildings listed in the 1950s near Wye
| Listing | Grade | Parish | Distance from Wye | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walking to Wye Bridge from The King’s Head — 0.4-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Wye with Hinxhill | 0.4 miles | 1952 |
| Walking to Spring Grove And Walled Garden Attached from The King’s Head — 0.8-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Wye with Hinxhill | 0.8 miles | 1952 |
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of All Saints from The King’s Head — 1.6-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade I | Boughton Aluph | 1.6 miles | 1957 |
| Walking to Boughton Court from The King’s Head — 1.6-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Boughton Aluph | 1.6 miles | 1952 |
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of St Mary from The King’s Head — 1.7-Mile Easy Stroll via Brook | Grade I | Brook | 1.7 miles | 1957 |
The landscape around The Doctor Wilks Memorial Hall — Crundale and the Western Ridge
West of Wye the dip-slope climbs towards Crundale, Godmersham and the high ground above the Great Stour. This is wooded downland — pockets of beech hanger and coppice hazel survive on the steeper flanks, interleaved with sheep pasture and long-fallow headlands managed for wild flowers. Country houses of the 17th and 18th centuries (Godmersham Park among them) sit in mature parkland where the hedgerow oaks are old enough to have been saplings when the house was built. Footpaths here are sunken lanes and green roads — often the North Downs Way itself, which threads along the scarp-top before dropping back towards the village.
Plan your visit
Every walk on this site starts and finishes at The King’s Head — Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5EA.
Frequently asked about The Doctor Wilks Memorial Hall
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