Leybourne Lakes Country Park

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.

Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Christ Church and The Holmesdale School.

Christ Church

Church

Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0.

Christ Church is situated 2,100 feet north of Leybourne Lakes Country Park.

The Holmesdale School

School

Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. The Holmesdale School is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Leybourne Lakes Country Park.

New Hythe railway station

Railway station

Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

New Hythe railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent, England, serving the village of New Hythe. It is 38 miles 3 chains down the line from London Charing Cross via Strood and is situated between Snodland and Aylesford. New Hythe railway station is situated 3,700 feet southeast of Leybourne Lakes Country Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Hythe and Aylesford Priory.

New Hythe

Suburb

Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

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 1½ miles southeast of Leybourne Lakes Country Park.

Eccles

Village

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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 1½ miles east of Leybourne Lakes Country Park.

Leybourne Lakes Country Park

Type: Park
Description: park in United Kingdom
Category: recreation area
Location: Snodland, Tonbridge and Malling District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.31912° or 51° 19′ 9″ north

Longitude

0.44244° or 0° 26′ 33″ east

Open location code

9F328C9R+JX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 54644698

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q6537976

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