Ranscombe Farm
Ranscombe Farm is a Plantlife Nature Reserve and working farm in Cuxton, Kent, England. The site is a botanically significant area, with parts included in the Cobham Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest, and the entire farm situated within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: nature reserve in North Kent, England
- Also known as: “Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cuxton railway station and Gads Hill Place.
Cuxton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cuxton railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent, England, and lies well to the east of the village of Cuxton. It is 33 miles 36 chains down the line from London Charing Cross via Strood and is situated between Strood and Halling.
Gads Hill Place
Manor estate
Photo: Jack1956, Public domain.
Gad's Hill Place in Higham, Kent, sometimes spelt Gadshill Place and Gads Hill Place, was the country home of Charles Dickens. Today the building is the independent Gad's Hill School.
Rochester Cathedral
Church
Photo: Raggatt2000, Public domain.
Rochester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, is in Rochester, Kent, England. The cathedral is the mother church of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester and seat of the Bishop of Rochester, the second oldest bishopric in England after that of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strood and Rochester.
Strood
Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strood is a town on the River Medway in the north of the English county of Kent. Together with its neighbouring towns of Rochester and Chatham it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.
Rochester
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rochester is a town on the River Medway in the north of the English county of Kent. Together with its neighbouring towns of Chatham and Gillingham it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.
Chatham
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chatham is a historic maritime town in the English county of Kent, on the River Medway. Steeped in naval heritage, it offers a mix of cultural, outdoor, and family-friendly activities.
Ranscombe Farm
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Cobham, Borough of Gravesham, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.3859° or 51° 23′ 9″ northLongitude
0.4479° or 0° 26′ 53″ eastOperator
PlantlifeOpen location code
9F329CPX+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 356118326OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q7293455
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