Villagers say five unauthorised traveller sites have appeared in their picturesque Kent hamlet in just nine months.
The situation in Sandway, which is made up of just 17 houses, is emblematic of that facing rural communities across Britain.
Residents say their bucolic existence has been ruined by the rash of unauthorised development, which they claim has hit local property prices.
Aerial photos show four traveller sites with half a dozen caravans along a short stretch of road running through the hamlet, with the fifth further off.
Several villagers did not want to give their names or be photographed when the Daily Mail visited for
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