The name on the landscape · Kent
Neames Forstal
The map used this name. The parish council said residents did not.
04 / Selling
The village that disputed its name
Imagine finding your village on a map under a name you do not use. That was the objection Selling Parish Council raised in a 2021 planning response.
The gazetteer called the place Neames Forstal. The council said residents did not recognise that name. They used Selling, or the station area.
So the map gives us a Neame place-name, and the village gives us a disagreement. Who the Neame was is still unknown. Ask a local for directions and you might get a different map altogether.
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The village that disputed its name ↗
The map said Neames Forstal. Locals said otherwise.
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- Selling Parish Council representation on Swale Local Plan Review (2021)Selling Parish Council · parish council planning representation · accessed 2026-10-07
- Neames Forstal place entryGeoNames (entry identifies OS source record) · gazetteer record · accessed 2026-10-07
- Historic map index for Neames ForstalFrancis Frith (catalogue of OS map reprints) · map catalogue · accessed 2026-10-07
- Neame Road and Ingle Close road geometriesOpenStreetMap contributors via Nominatim · community map/geocoding response · accessed 2026-10-07