Great Chart
Coordinates: 51°08′27″N 0°50′14″E / 51.1409°N 0.8372°E
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 Great Chart
Great Chart shown within Kent |
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| Population | 4,206 [1] (Parish) |
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| OS grid reference | TQ983422 |
| Civil parish | Great Chart with Singleton |
| District | Ashford |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TONBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | TN23 |
| Dialling code | 01233 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Ashford |
Great Chart is a village in civil parish of Great Chart with Singleton in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The parish is split between the ancient village of Great Chart and the modern Singleton housing development, which is part of the western outskirts of Ashford. The village centre of Great Chart lies about two miles (3.2 km) from the town centre.
The medieval parish church is dedicated to St Mary; there is also a thriving congregation in St Mary's in Singleton who meet in the village hall every Sunday.
The village has two pubs, The Swan and the Hoodener's Horse and a thriving cricket club. The club has 2 Sunday XI's playing in the Kent Village Leagues, a Saturday "friendly" XI and a number of "colts" teams.
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- Parish Council notes
- Parish churches website
- Village history from 762 AD [1]
- Great Chart Cricket Club [2]
- Photos of Great Chart on www.Geograph.org.uk [3]
References [edit]
- ^ Ashford Borough Council Census 2001
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