Brabourne Lees

Coordinates: 51°7′26″N 0°58′20″E / 51.12389°N 0.97222°E / 51.12389; 0.97222
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Brabourne Lees
Zion Strict Baptist Chapel
Brabourne Lees is located in Kent
Brabourne Lees
Brabourne Lees
Location within Kent
Area0.8628 km2 (0.3331 sq mi)
Population1,480 (2021 census)
• Density1,715/km2 (4,440/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTR085405
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townASHFORD
Postcode districtTN25
Dialling code01303
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°7′26″N 0°58′20″E / 51.12389°N 0.97222°E / 51.12389; 0.97222

Brabourne Lees is a village in the civil parish of Brabourne, within the Ashford borough of Kent, England.[1][2] The village (centre) is just under 5 miles (8 km) east of Ashford town centre itself geographically. By road this is a journey of about 6 miles (10 km). In 2021 it had a population of 1480.[3]

The village was built on former pasture land ("lees") at the foot of the North Downs. Brabourne Baptist Church is at the junction of Calland and Plain Road; there is also a Zion Strict Baptist Chapel to the northeast of the village, on Canterbury Road.

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  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 179 Canterbury & East Kent (Dover & Margate) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319228784.
  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Brabourne Lees". City Population De. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

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51°7′26″N 0°58′20″E / 51.12389°N 0.97222°E / 51.12389; 0.97222