Detectives in Kent believe the body of a man found in a field may have been a "disorientated Londoner" from Walthamstow.

The body was found with a black suitcase containing an Oyster card and book on theology on the outskirts of Canterbury on February 3.

Detective Inspector Tracy Anstis said he may have been “visiting Canterbury and may have become disorientated."

She added: “The Oyster card suggests he may have had links to London, and one line of enquiry is that he was from the Walthamstow area."

Kent Police are renewing their appeal despite “lengthy enquiries” to identify the man.

The man is described as white and in his mid-50s to late-60s, with short white hair and a short white beard.

He was of a slim to skinny build, between 5ft 5in and 5ft 6in tall.

His body was discovered by a man and a woman in land close to Hollow Lane, near the A2 crossover.

A Kent police spokesman said officers were called to a report of a man “lying in a field” but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers are not treating the man's death as suspicious but the cause of death remains unknown.

Tests are being carried out to establish whether he died from natural causes or from hypothermia.

The small black suitcase found alongside him, contained toiletries, clothes, and a book - Clinical Theory: A Theological and Psychological Basis to Clinical Pastoral Care by Frank Lake, abridged by Martin H. Yeomans.

Kent Police are urging people to contact them if they have not recently heard from a relative or seen a neighbour who matches the man’s description.

DI Anstis added: "We are keen to trace his last movements and establish if he was staying locally. Someone, somewhere, must know who this person is, and we urge them to contact us."

"Unfortunately he had no identification with him and his fingerprints were not on file.

"As part of our enquiries we have liaised with the National Crime Agency’s Missing Persons Bureau but so far no-one matching his description has been reported missing."

Anyone with information should call police on 101 quoting reference number 03-0188.