Kingswood

Kingswood is a village in the Maidstone District of , England and forms part of the civil parish of . The main village was constructed in the early 1960s, after earlier sporadic development in both Pitt and Gravelly Bottom Roads on land given to soldiers returning from WW1.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Kent, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Kingswood, Kent”

Places of Interest

Highlights include All Saints Church and East Sutton Park Prison and Young Offender Institution.

Church
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints is a parish church in , . It was begun in the 12th century and is a Grade I listed building.

Prison
HM Prison East Sutton Park is a women's open prison and young offender's institute located in the Parish of , near in , . The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison & Probation Service.

Church
Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter's and St Paul's Church is a parish church in Church Lane, , dedicated to saints Peter and Paul. It was begun in the mid-13th century or earlier and additions were made in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Broomfield and Langley Heath.

Hamlet
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the civil parish of , in the Maidstone district of , England. It lies 6 miles to the east of .

Village
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is a village, which is situated 1½ miles west of Kingswood.

Village
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is a rural and industrial village and civil parish in the Maidstone District of , England. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, it had a population of 1,504, increasing to 2,113 at the 2011 Census. is situated 2 miles northeast of Kingswood.

Kingswood

Latitude
51.2275° or 51° 13′ 39″ north
Longitude
0.63197° or 0° 37′ 55″ east
Open location code
9F326JGJ+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 769358782
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q6413753
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Kingswood” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kingswood, Kent”
  • French: “Kingswood”
  • Irish: “Kingswood”
  • Polish: “Kingswood (Kent)”
  • Polish: “Kingswood”
  • Spanish: “Kingswood”
  • Swedish: “Kingswood, Kent”
  • Swedish: “Kingswood”
  • Welsh: “Kingswood, Caint”
  • Welsh: “Kingswood”

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