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Bethersden

Coordinates: 51°07′44″N 0°45′12″E / 51.1290°N 0.7533°E / 51.1290; 0.7533
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Bethersden
St Margaret's Church
Bethersden is located in Kent
Bethersden
Bethersden
Location within Kent
Area26.1 km2 (10.1 sq mi)
Population1,481 (Civil Parish 2011)[1]
• Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ927402
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townASHFORD
Postcode districtTN26
Dialling code01233
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
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51°07′44″N 0°45′12″E / 51.1290°N 0.7533°E / 51.1290; 0.7533

Bethersden is a village and civil parish five miles (8 km) west of Ashford, Kent.

The village has two public houses – The Bull and The George. It has a beautiful church (St Margaret's), built in the early 15th century, and a Baptist church (Union Chapel).

Bethersden was formerly well known for producing Bethersden Marble and was a centre of the Kentish wool trade. Lovelace Place in Bethersden was the birthplace of 17th-century poet Richard Lovelace.[citation needed]

Several successful businesses have operated from the village: Stevenson Brothers, who produce high-quality handmade rocking horses; W & D Cole, who make iron gates and railings; and the former Colt Houses, who sold prefabricated timber homes.

The village has a football team and a cricket team, and a small primary school. The school has a tennis club by the park.

The Bethersden Parish Records Society holds the original parish register, maps, books, photographs and other records relating to the village.

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