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Biddenden
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Also known as Biddenden, Kent

Biddenden is a large, mostly agricultural and wooded village and civil parish in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. The village lies on the Weald of Kent, north of Tenterden. It was a centre for the Wealden iron industry and clothmaking.

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Place details

Locality
Ashford
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
1,303
Timezone
Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.static_image_name
Biddenden Church - geograph.org.uk - 221914.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
All Saints Biddenden Church
UK place.static_image_alt
Stone church surrounded by graves
UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Biddenden
UK place.civil_parish
Biddenden
UK place.population
2700
UK place.area_total_km2
29.12
UK place.population_ref
(Civil Parish 2022)
UK place.shire_district
Ashford
UK place.shire_county
Kent
UK place.region
South East England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Weald of Kent
UK place.post_town
ASHFORD
UK place.postcode_district
TN27
UK place.postcode_area
TN
UK place.dial_code
01580
UK place.os_grid_reference
TQ850383

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Wikidata facts

Population
2574
Area
29.12
Image
Biddenden - geograph.org.uk - 174510.jpg
Dialing code
01580
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Commons category
Biddenden
OS grid reference
TQ850383
postal code
TN27
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Article

9 sections
Contents
  • Origin of name
  • History
  • Biddenden Maids
  • Demography
  • Transport
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Biddenden is a large, mostly agricultural and wooded village and civil parish in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. The village lies on the Weald of Kent, north of Tenterden. It was a centre for the Wealden iron industry and clothmaking.

The parish includes the hamlet Woolpack Corner ().

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