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Staplehurst
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Staplehurst is a village and civil parish in the borough of Maidstone in Kent, England, south of the town of Maidstone and with a population of 5,947. The village lies on the route of a Roman road, which is now incorporated into the course of the A229. The name Staplehurst comes from the Old English 'stapol' meaning a 'post, pillar' and 'hyrst', as a 'wooded hill'; therefore, 'wooded-hill at a post', a possible reference to a boundary marker at the position of All Saints' church atop the hill along the road from Maidstone to Cranbrook. The parish includes the hamlet of Hawkenbury.
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Place details
- Locality
- Maidstone
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 5,051
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- All Saints' church, Staplehurst - geograph.org.uk - 188892.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- All Saints' Church
- UK place.official_name
- Staplehurst
- UK place.population
- 6,003
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001) 5,947 (2011 Census)
- 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
- Tonbridge
- UK place.postcode_district
- TN12
- UK place.postcode_area
- TN
- UK place.dial_code
- 01580
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 5947
- Image
- All Saints' church, Staplehurst - geograph.org.uk - 188892.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01580
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- Staplehurst
- postal code
- TN12
- P8168
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Staplehurst is a village and civil parish in the borough of Maidstone in Kent, England, south of the town of Maidstone and with a population of 5,947. The village lies on the route of a Roman road, which is now incorporated into the course of the A229. The name Staplehurst comes from the Old English 'stapol' meaning a 'post, pillar' and 'hyrst', as a 'wooded hill'; therefore, 'wooded-hill at a post', a possible reference to a boundary marker at the position of All Saints' church atop the hill along the road from Maidstone to Cranbrook. The parish includes the hamlet of Hawkenbury.
==History== The first written mention of Staplehurst was in 1242 in a Tax list, whilst All Saints' Church is believed to date back to the 12th century. The village was initially a series of hamlets and farmsteads set around local manors including Loddenden Manor, which still stands as a private residence in the heart of the village and dates back to the 16th century. With time these hamlets joined up to form the village.
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