Plaxtol

Also known as Plaxtol, Kent

Plaxtol is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. The village is located around north of Tonbridge and the same distance east of Sevenoaks. In the 2011 Census, the parish had a population of 1,117.

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Place details

Locality: Tonbridge and Malling
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 606
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.type: Village and civil parish
UK place.official_name: Plaxtol
UK place.population: 1,117
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.static_image_name: Plaxtol Church, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 321994.jpg
UK place.static_image_width: 250px
UK place.static_image_caption: Plaxtol Parish Church
UK place.civil_parish: Plaxtol
UK place.shire_district: Tonbridge and Malling
UK place.shire_county: Kent
UK place.region: South East England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Tonbridge
UK place.post_town: SEVENOAKS
UK place.postcode_district: TN15
UK place.postcode_area: TN
UK place.dial_code: 01732
UK place.os_grid_reference: TQ603535

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1117
Image: Plaxtol Church, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 321994.jpg
Dialing code: 01732

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OS grid reference: TQ603535
Commons category: Plaxtol
P8168: Tri Martolod
P12749: Wolfgang Rihm

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The name Plaxtol is believed to be derived from Old English words meaning "play area"; there used to be a large green in the middle of the village where children would play after attending church on a Sunday.