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 fear of reprisals.They are now calling on Maidstone Borough Council to take urgent action to halt the unauthorised developments. One anonymous resident said: 'Obviously we are not happy. It has lowered the value of our houses. It has changed the area. I won't go down certain roads anymore.'Residents don't want to talk because we live here and we don't want backlash. If I put my name to it they are only down the road so they could come and look into my barn.'They need to clamp down on the lorries bringing the mobile homes here. Once they are down there is nothing we can do.'Four of the five unauthorised traveller sites that have appeared in the Kent hamlet of Sandway Aerial photos show four traveller sites with half a dozen caravans along a short stretch of road running through the hamlet, with another further off