Nonington
Coordinates: 51°13′38″N 1°13′42″E / 51.2271°N 1.2283°E
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| OS grid reference | TR255525 |
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| District | Dover |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | CT15 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Dover |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
Nonington, also, variously, Nonnington, Nunyngton, Nonnyngton, Nunnington, is a small village in the southeast corner of Kent, situated halfway between the historic city of Canterbury and the channel port town of Dover. The parish of Nonington was once made up of the now separate parishes of Nonington and Aylesham.It also has a Baptist chapel, linked to Eythorne Baptist Church. It is home to The Bruderhof who have taken over the old Nonington College of Physical Education, previously St. Alban's Court, the home of the Hammond family from the Reformation until the late 1930's. Nonington has its own primary school; Nonington CE Primary School.
Nonington has been in the Guinness Book of Records for their Majesty Oak, the largest maiden oak tree in the UK which can be found in Fredville Park.
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