Bearsted

Bearsted ( , ) is a village and civil parish with a railway station in mid-Kent, England, two miles (3.2 km) east of Maidstone town centre.

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Place details

Locality: Maidstone
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Bearsted
UK place.population: 8010
UK place.population_ref: 8,209 (2011 Census)
UK place.static_image_name: Old cottages at Bearsted - geograph.org.uk - 1356785.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Bearsted
UK place.shire_district: Maidstone
UK place.shire_county: Kent
UK place.region: South East England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Faversham and Mid Kent
UK place.post_town: MAIDSTONE
UK place.postcode_area: ME
UK place.postcode_district: ME14, ME15
UK place.dial_code: 01622
UK place.os_grid_reference: TQ765555

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Wikidata facts

Population: 8209
Image: Old cottages at Bearsted - geograph.org.uk - 1356785.jpg
Dialing code: 01622

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Commons category: Bearsted
OS grid reference: TQ765555
postal code: ME14

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Geography
Transport
Governance
History
Listed buildings in the conservation areas
Amenities
Kent International Gateway Group Plans
Notable people
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Bearsted ( , ) is a village and civil parish with a railway station in mid-Kent, England, two miles (3.2 km) east of Maidstone town centre.

==Geography== The village was historically concentrated around Church Lane and The Green which includes The Street. The village is on the north bank of the River Len, a tributary of the River Medway at the foot of the North Downs. A stream, the Lilk, flows south into the river Len through Bearsted.