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Borough Green is home to the UK headquarters of:<br /> |
Borough Green is home to the UK headquarters of:<br /> |
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[[A-Z]] Maps<br /> |
[[A-Z]] Maps<br /> |
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H+H Celcon[http://www.example.com link title]<br /> |
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[[OMF International]]<br /> |
[[OMF International]]<br /> |
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Red Sea Mission Team<br /> |
Red Sea Mission Team[http://www.rsmt.co.uk/]<br /> |
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<br />Just outside Borough Green is:<br />H+H Celcon's concrete block factory. |
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== Churches == |
== Churches == |
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Revision as of 14:21, 12 May 2007
| Borough Green | |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | TQ605575 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SEVENOAKS |
| Postcode district | TN15 |
| Dialling code | 01732 88 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
Borough Green is a large village and civil parish in the Tonbridge and Malling District of Kent, England. The main village is situated on the A25 road between Maidstone and Sevenoaks in Kent.
The name describes what it originally was - the green to which the people of what was then the borough of Wrotham went for recreation. Its location at a crossroads (the old route from Gravesend to Hastings crossed here) meant that inns were gradually opened:
- 1586 Red Lion
- 1592 Black Horse
- 1753 The Bull
- 1837 Fox & Hounds (now a private house)
The London, Chatham and Dover Railway opened its line to Maidstone on 1 June 1874, and the station of Wrotham and Borough Green was built. Later the names were reversed to Borough Green & Wrotham reflecting the fact that the station was in Borough Green, whereas Wrotham is some miles to the north. The reversal also reflected Borough Green's size, having now outgrown Wrotham.
Great Comp, an early 17th century house, is located in the parish of St Mary's Platt, one mile to the east of the village. Its gardens, administered by a charitable trust, are open to the public.
Businesses & Organisations
Borough Green is home to the UK headquarters of:
A-Z Maps
H+H Celconlink title
OMF International
Red Sea Mission Team[1]
Churches
There are three churches in the village:
Anglican (Church of England): Church of the Good Shepherd, Quarry Hill Road
Baptist (Association of Grace Baptists): Borough Green Baptist Church, High Street
Roman Catholic: St Joseph's, Western Road
Reference
The Kent Village Book, Alan Bignell (Countryside Books, 1986).
