Fordwich Village Kent.. by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Fordwich is a market town and a civil parish in east Kent, England, on the River Stour, northeast of Canterbury..Fordwich, on the edge of the city, was an important port. And the river played a key role in the spread of Christianity.Though it numbers only 300 inhabitants, Fordwich is officially a town, making it the smallest town in England. Fordwich was first recorded in 675 AD. Its name means simply a settlement by a ford. It became a burgh, or designated town, during the Saxon era. Henry III granted Fordwich a borough charter, a status it maintained until 1886


















