Murrain Wood
Murrain Wood is a forest in Thurnham, Maidstone, England. Murrain Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Pollyfield, as well as near Lower Cox Street.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kent Showground and Thurnham Castle.
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.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.
St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham
Church
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary the Virgin is a small parish church in Thurnham, Kent. Begun in the 12th century, it is a Grade I listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rainham and Lordswood.
Rainham
Photo: ClemRutter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rainham is a town on the River Medway in the north of the English county of Kent. Together with its neighbouring towns of Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester and Strood it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns. There is also a town of Rainham in Essex.
Lordswood
Locality
Lordswood is a southern suburb of Chatham, Kent, located approximately 3 miles south of Chatham town centre. It is primarily in Medway but a small southern section is in the Borough of Maidstone.
Walderslade
Suburb
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walderslade is a large suburb of Chatham split between the unitary authority of Medway and the boroughs of Maidstone and Tonbridge & Malling in South East England.
Murrain Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Thurnham, Maidstone, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.3092° or 51° 18′ 33″ northLongitude
0.593° or 0° 35′ 35″ eastOpen location code
9F328H5V+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 93467157OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pollyfield and Lower Cox Street.
Notable Places Nearby
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