The Holmesdale School

The Holmesdale School is a coeducational high school and sixth form located in Snodland, Kent. It was founded in 1930 and was at one time a foundation school administered by Kent County Council and The Malling Holmesdale Federation Trust, which also included The Malling School.

Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: School
Description: school in Kent, UK
Address: Malling Road, Snodland, ME6 5HS

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Christ Church and Leybourne Lakes Country Park.

Christ Church

Church

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Christ Church is situated 1,100 feet northeast of The Holmesdale School.

Leybourne Lakes Country Park

Park

Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leybourne Lakes Country Park is near Snodland, in Kent, England. The park, which opened in 2004, was created from disused gravel pits that have been flooded and landscaped to make fishing and wildlife lakes. Leybourne Lakes Country Park is situated 1,800 feet southeast of The Holmesdale School.

Snodland railway station

Railway station

Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Snodland railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent, England. It serves the town of Snodland, which lies some way to the west. The station is 36 miles 59 chains down the line from London Charing Cross via Strood and it is situated between Halling and New Hythe. Snodland railway station is situated 3,800 feet northeast of The Holmesdale School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Hythe and Eccles.

New Hythe

Suburb

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New Hythe is a village in mid-Kent, England on the banks of the River Medway approximately 5 miles northwest of the county town of Maidstone. It derives its name from the Old English word Hythe, meaning haven or landing place.

Eccles

Village

Eccles is a village in the English county of Kent, part of the parish of Aylesford, and in the valley of the River Medway. It is between Aylesford village and Burham, both a mile away. Eccles is situated 2 miles east of The Holmesdale School.

Aylesford Priory

Locality

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Aylesford Priory, or "The Friars" was founded in 1242 when members of the Carmelite order arrived in England from Mount Carmel in the Holy Land. Richard de Grey, a crusader, sponsored them, and conveyed to the order a parcel of land located on his manor in Aylesford in Kent. Aylesford Priory is situated 2 miles southeast of The Holmesdale School.