Yelsted

Yelsted is a hamlet in the Borough of Maidstone, in the county of , . In 1800, Edward Hasted noted that it was spelt Gillested. It was a manor in the parish of , the manor-house was owned by 'John de Savage'.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: village in Kent, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Guildsted” and “Yelsted, Kent”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Mary Magdalene Church, Stockbury and Foxburrow Wood.

Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary Magdalene is a parish church in , built in the late 12th century with additions in the 13th and 15th centuries and restoration in the 19th century.

Forest
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 6.1-hectare Local Nature Reserve in in . It is owned and managed by Medway Council. This is a remnant of a much larger historic wood, and it has flora which are indicators of ancient woodland such as herb paris and bluebells.

School
Rainham is a town in the unitary authority area of , in the ceremonial county of , England. The town forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns , , Strood and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunn Street and Rainham.

Hamlet
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet near the village of and the M2 motorway, in Maidstone District, in the English county of . It is south of the town of . is situated 2 miles west of Yelsted.

Photo: ClemRutter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town on the River Medway in the north of the county of . Together with its neighbouring towns of , , and it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns. There is also a town of in .

Hamlet
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the Maidstone district, in the county of , England. It is near the M2 motorway and south of , adjacent to . In 1911 the parish had a population of 98. is situated 2½ miles west of Yelsted.

Yelsted

Latitude
51.33093° or 51° 19′ 51″ north
Longitude
0.61735° or 0° 37′ 2″ east
Elevation
272 feet (83 metres)
Open location code
9F328JJ8+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 255281771
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
13274692
Wiki­data ID
Q8052032
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Satellite Map

Discover Yelsted from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Yelsted” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Yelsted”
  • French: “Yelsted”
  • Fulah: “Yelsted”
  • Irish: “Yelsted”
  • Polish: “Yelsted”
  • Welsh: “Yelsted”

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