Headcorn

Also known as Headcorn, Kent

Headcorn is a village and civil parish in the borough of Maidstone in Kent, England. The parish is on the floodplain of the River Beult south east of Maidstone.

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Place details

Locality: Maidstone
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 2,505
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.static_image: Main Street, Headcorn, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 5354306.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Main Street, Headcorn
UK place.official_name: Headcorn
UK place.population: 3,241
UK place.population_ref: (2001) 3,387 (2011 Census)
UK place.civil_parish: Headcorn
UK place.shire_district: Maidstone
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: 01622
UK place.os_grid_reference: TQ837439

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Wikidata facts

Population: 3387
Image: 'Chequers' Headcorn, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 1322814.jpg
Dialing code: 01622

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Commons category: Headcorn
postal code: TN27
OS grid reference: TQ837439
P8168: N8

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11th–18th centuries
19th century to present
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Headcorn is a village and civil parish in the borough of Maidstone in Kent, England. The parish is on the floodplain of the River Beult south east of Maidstone.

The village is 8 mi (13 km) southeast of Maidstone, on the A274 road to Tenterden. In addition to the parish church, dedicated to saints Peter and Paul, there are Baptist and Roman Catholic churches.