South East England
Kent
Maidstone

Downswood

Downswood is a civil parish in the in , . The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,291. It is bounded to the north by the River Len and , and to the south by , and is 2 miles from Maidstone, the county town of Kent.
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  • Type: Suburb with 2,200 residents
  • Description: civil parish in Kent, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Downswood (civil parish), Kent” and “Downswood, Kent”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bearsted railway station and Stoneacre.

Railway station
Photo: Hassocks5489, Public domain.
serves in , England. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. It is 42 miles 59 chains down the line from via Herne Hill.

Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small National Trust property in , near , in southern . The property is a half-timbered yeoman farmer's house dating from the 15th century, together with a small garden, orchard and meadows.

Park
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 440-acre park maintained by Maidstone Borough Council with support from the Fellowship, a group of volunteers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ringlestone and Allington.

Suburb
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb and housing estate in the town of , , England. It is on the eastern side of the , near , 1.2 miles north of Maidstone town centre. is situated 3 miles northwest of Downswood.

Suburb
Photo: ClemRutter, CC BY 2.5.
is an almost entirely modern village situated alongside the sides of the A20 road north-west of in , England. It is part of the built-up area of Maidstone. is situated 3½ miles northwest of Downswood.

Hamlet
Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburban housing development, partially forming a part of village, near the town of in , England. The population of the development is included in the civil parish of .

Downswood

Latitude
51.2604° or 51° 15′ 37″ north
Longitude
0.5645° or 0° 33′ 52″ east
Population
2,200
Elevation
148 feet (45 metres)
Open location code
9F327H67+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 473022119
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7293759
Wiki­data ID
Q5303313
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Downswood” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Downswood”
  • French: “Downswood”
  • Irish: “Downswood”
  • Polish: “Downswood”
  • Swedish: “Downswood”
  • Turkish: “Downswood”
  • “Downswood”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Downswood”. Photo: Back ache, CC BY-SA 3.0.