Maidstone
Maidstone is the county town in Mid-Kent, in the South East of England on the River Medway. Straddling the river Medway, Maidstone is the economic, administrative and agricultural centre of Kent.Places of Interest
Highlights include Maidstone West railway station and Maidstone Barracks railway station.
Maidstone West railway station
Railway station
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Maidstone West railway station is one of three railway stations which serve the town of Maidstone, in Kent, England. It is on the Medway Valley Line, 42 miles 36 chains from London Charing Cross via Strood and situated between Maidstone Barracks and East Farleigh.
Maidstone Barracks railway station
Railway station
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Maidstone Barracks railway station is one of three railway stations which serve the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. Originally opened as Barracks station, it is named after the nearby Invicta Park Barracks and lies on the Medway Valley Line, 42 miles from London Charing Cross via Strood between Aylesford and Maidstone West.
Maidstone East railway station
Railway station
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Maidstone East is one of three railway stations in the town of Maidstone, in Kent, England, but currently the only one with a regular all-day direct service to London.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ringlestone and Allington.
Ringlestone
Suburb
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Ringlestone is a suburb and housing estate in the town of Maidstone, Kent, England. It is on the eastern side of the River Medway, near Allington, 1.2 miles north of Maidstone town centre.
Allington
Suburb
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Allington is an almost entirely modern village situated alongside the sides of the A20 road north-west of Maidstone in Kent, England. It is part of the built-up area of Maidstone.
Maidstone
- Type: Locality with 166,000 residents
- Also known as: “Maidstone District”
- Location: Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.2753° or 51° 16′ 31″ northLongitude
0.5284° or 0° 31′ 42″ eastPopulation
166,000Elevation
190 feet (58 metres)Open location code
9F327GGH+48GeoNames ID
7290572
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