Challock

Also known as Challock, Kent

Challock is a mostly wooded, large village and civil parish in the Borough of Ashford, Kent, England. The village name derives from the old English 'Cealfloca' – calf enclosure. A clear nucleus of the village is centred south of the port of Faversham and north of Ashford. It dates from around AD823.

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Place details

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

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UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Challock
UK place.static_image: Challock Methodist Church, Kent, UK.jpg
UK place.static_image_width: 240px
UK place.static_image_caption: Challock Methodist Church
UK place.civil_parish: Challock
UK place.population: 920
UK place.area_total_km2: 14.07
UK place.population_ref: (Civil Parish 2011)
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: TN25
UK place.postcode_area: TN
UK place.dial_code: 01233
UK place.os_grid_reference: TR011508

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Wikidata facts

Population: 920
Area: 14.07
Image: Challock Methodist Church, Kent, UK.jpg
Dialing code: 01233

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Commons category: Challock
postal code: TN25
OS grid reference: TR011508

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Challock contains a boundary to one of the highest points on the North Downs: the contour is close to the village centre. Snowfall in January and February is occasionally heavy, when counter-prevailing north-easterly winds exist in those months.