Thurnham
Thurnham is a monitoring station in Thurnham, Maidstone, England. Thurnham is situated nearby to the forest Civiley Wood, as well as near the park White Horse Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thurnham Castle and White Horse Wood.
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. Thurnham Castle is situated 3,000 feet west of Thurnham.
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. White Horse Wood is situated 3,100 feet west of Thurnham.
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. Kent Showground is situated 1 mile northwest of Thurnham.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grove Green and Yelsted.
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. Grove Green is situated 2½ miles southwest of Thurnham.
Yelsted
Hamlet
Yelsted is a hamlet in the Borough of Maidstone, in the county of Kent, England. In 1800, Edward Hasted noted that it was spelt Gillested. It was a manor in the parish of Stockbury, the manor-house was owned by 'John de Savage'. Yelsted is situated 2½ miles north of Thurnham.
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. Dunn Street is situated 2½ miles northwest of Thurnham.
Thurnham
- Type: Monitoring station
- Location: Thurnham, Maidstone, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.29477° or 51° 17′ 41″ northLongitude
0.60433° or 0° 36′ 16″ eastElevation
646 feet (197 metres)Operator
Met OfficeOpen location code
9F327JV3+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 4382235533OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=monitoring_station
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