Detling Hill
Detling Hill is a hill forming part of the North Downs in Kent, north-east of Maidstone, and is situated in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 663 feet
- Description: hill in Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “North Downs”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kent Showground and White Horse Wood.
Kent Showground
The Kent Showground, formerly known as the Kent County Showground is an area of land in Detling, Kent, England, north of the county town of Maidstone. Stretching along the north side of the A249 from the top of Detling Hill on land that formerly comprised RAF Detling, it is home to the Kent County Agricultural Society which hosts the venue's best-known event, the Kent County Show, each July.White Horse Wood
Park
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
White Horse Wood is a recently created English country park near Thurnham to the north of Maidstone, Kent. Located within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the park is a Site of Nature Conservation Interest.
Thurnham Castle
Ruins
Thurnham Castle or Godard's Castle is situated to the north of the village of Thurnham which is 3 miles north-east of Maidstone, Kent. It is a 12th-century flint-built castle constructed by Robert of Thurnham in the reign of Henry II on a hill on the edge of the North Downs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grove Green and Dunn Street.
Grove Green
Hamlet
Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grove Green is a suburban housing development, partially forming a part of Weavering village, near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. The population of the development is included in the civil parish of Boxley.
Dunn Street
Hamlet
Dunn Street is a hamlet near the village of Bredhurst and the M2 motorway, in Maidstone District, in the English county of Kent. It is south of the town of Gillingham.
Penenden Heath
Village
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penenden Heath is a suburb of the town of Maidstone in the English county of Kent. As the name suggests, it was developed on an area of heathland, an area of which remains as a recreation ground with some woodland.
Detling Hill
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Thurnham, Maidstone, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.29849° or 51° 17′ 55″ northLongitude
0.58563° or 0° 35′ 8″ eastElevation
663 feet (202 metres)Open location code
9F327HXP+97OpenStreetMap ID
node 11298022644OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Detling Hill” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Detling Hill”
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