Broomfield, Maidstone

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Coordinates: 51°14′37″N 0°38′06″E / 51.243530°N 0.634900°E / 51.243530; 0.634900

Broomfield
Broomfield is located in Kent
Broomfield

 Broomfield shown within Kent
District Maidstone
Shire county Kent
Region South East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
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Broomfield is a village in the Maidstone District of Kent, England, and forms part of the civil parish of Broomfield and Kingswood. It lies 6 miles (10 km) to the east of Maidstone. The village is located just upstream of Leeds Castle on the River Len, one of the tributaries of the River Medway.

The parish church is dedicated to Saint Margaret.

There is also a Broomfield, in East Kent, in the parish of Herne and Broomfield, on the outskirts of Herne Bay.