Egerton, Kent
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Coordinates: 51°11′38″N 0°43′49″E / 51.1938°N 0.7302°E
| Egerton | |
 Egerton
Egerton shown within Kent |
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| Population | 1,104 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | TQ907474 |
| Civil parish | Egerton |
| District | Ashford |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TONBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | TN27 |
| Dialling code | 01233 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Ashford |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
Egerton is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The village is located on the Greensand Ridge 9 miles (14.4 km) north of Ashford. The parish is a scattered rural one; the settlement of Stonebridge Green, adjacent to Egerton, is also in the parish.
The 13th century parish church is dedicated to Saint James. Other facilities in the village include the George pub, the Millennium Hall, the village stores, a games barn, cricket and football pitches, an internet cafe and a primary school. The old bakers in Egerton, Buckle's, was featured on the 1990s television programme "Darling Buds of May".
Egerton also contains many listed properties such as Egerton House, St. James Church and a Tumulus.
[edit] External links
Media related to Egerton, Kent at Wikimedia Commons
- Egerton parish website including map and history
- Badger Bushcraft - for bushcraft, survival, primitive technology and nature based learnign events, Egerton, Kent
[edit] References
- ^ Ashford Borough Council Census 2001
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