Staplehurst

Staplehurst is a village and civil parish in the borough of Maidstone in Kent, England, 9 miles south of the town of Maidstone and with a population of 6,700.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Staplehurst railway station and Staplehurst Library.

Staplehurst railway station

Railway station

Photo: Hassocks5489, Public domain.

Staplehurst railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the village of Staplehurst, Kent. It is 41 miles 70 chains down the line from London Charing Cross.

Marden railway station

Railway station

Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Marden railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the village of Marden in the borough of Maidstone, Kent. It is 39 miles 31 chains down the line from London Charing Cross. Marden railway station is situated 2½ miles west of Staplehurst.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horden and Curtisden Green.

Horden

Hamlet

Horden is a village in the Maidstone district of Kent, England. The population is included in the civil parish of Goudhurst. The village takes its name from the Horden family: Edward Horden was a courtier to three Tudor monarchs, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, serving as Clerk of the Green Cloth. Horden is situated 2½ miles southwest of Staplehurst.

Curtisden Green

Hamlet

Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Curtisden Green is a hamlet, lying 3 miles to the north of Goudhurst, Kent, England. It is the location of Bethany School. Curtisden Green is situated 3 miles southwest of Staplehurst.

Sissinghurst

Village

Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.

Sissinghurst is a small village in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. Originally called Milkhouse Street, Sissinghurst changed its name in the 1850s, possibly to avoid association with the smuggling and cockfighting activities of the Hawkhurst Gang. Sissinghurst is situated 4 miles south of Staplehurst.

Staplehurst

Type: Locality
Location: Maidstone, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.1637° or 51° 9′ 49″ north

Longitude

0.5457° or 0° 32′ 44″ east

Elevation

108 feet (33 metres)

Open location code

9F325G7W+F7

GeoNames ID

7295305

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