| Oare | |
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 Oare windmill | |
  Oare Location withinKent | |
| Population | 513 (2011 Census Including Uplees)[1] |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FAVERSHAM |
| Postcode district | ME13 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
| 51°19′48″N0°52′41″E / 51.330°N 0.878°E /51.330; 0.878 | |
Oare is a village and civil parish north ofDavington,Faversham in southeastEngland. It is separated fromFaversham by the Oare Creek. To the north of the village are theOare Marshes, and the Harty Ferry which once linked toHarty on theIsle of Sheppey.Kent Wildlife Trust manages a nature reserve that is an important stopping place for migratory birds.
According toEdward Hasted, in 1798, it was part of thehundred ofFaversham.[2]It was once anciently recorded as 'Ore', meaning fenny or marshy place in theAnglo-Saxon language.[2]
The manor of Oare belonged toOdo of Bayeux, the Bishop ofBayeux and half-brother ofWilliam the Conqueror, and was noted so in theDomesday Book of 1086. After Odo's trial for fraud, the manor passed to the Arnulf Kade who gave it to theKnights Hospitallers.[2]
DuringEdward VI's reign, it passed to Lord Clinton (a relative ofEdward Clinton, Lord Clinton).
Historically, Oare was the southern terminus of the Harty Ferry, which ran across theSwale channel between the then Isle of Harty and the mainland.[2]
The village has a church on the outskirts dedicated toSt Peter. The 13th-century church isGrade I listed.[3]
The village also has two public houses, theGrade II-listed,Shepherd Neame-run Three Mariners Inn[4] and The Castle.[5]
Oare Windmill, across the Oare boundary and in Faversham, is believed to date from about 1819. Originally a corn mill, after 1879 it was owned and operated by the Gun Powder Company as part of the Faversham area'sexplosives industry. During the First World War, the Mill was requisitioned by the government. In 1963, it was converted into a private home.
Between 1916 and 1919, theDavington Light Railway ran close to the village and took workers from Oare halt to the main munitions factories atUplees.[6]
