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Charing Kent Map

Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Ashford · Region: South East

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Place	Charing
Traditional County	Kent
District / Borough	Ashford
Region	South East
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.210719
Longitude	0.794671
Place Type	Village

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About Charing

Charing commands a prominent position at the foot of the North Downs, where the sudden rise of the chalk escarpment breaks the monotony of the Weald. It lies 5.4 miles north-west of Ashford (from Ashford: bearing 322°T, OS grid TQ 952 494), and is situated west-south-west of Stocker's Head village. The stone ruins of The Archbishop's Palace stand as a silent witness to centuries of ecclesiastical authority, their flint walls catching the pale, horizontal light of the Kentish afternoon. Beyond these remnants, the landscape shifts into the quiet damp of Charing Alderbed Meadow, where the low ground holds the cold morning mist long after the sun has climbed over the ridge. Charing retains a gravity born of its medieval importance, serving as a staging post for pilgrims who once laboured toward the shrine at Canterbury. The high street holds the memory of a busy market trade, its buildings displaying a patchwork of timber framing and Victorian brick that suggests a long, uninterrupted endurance. To the north-west, the terrain climbs toward the Hart Hill SSSI, where the chalk soil sustains a flora indifferent to the ambitions of men. Charing persists as a place of deliberate transitions, tethered to the ancient trackways that define the character of this corner of the county.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Archbishop'S Palace (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 095° E · 2 ha
Charing Alderbed Meadow (Park) — 0.4 mi, 132° SE
Ruined Chapel At Pett (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 120° ESE
Hart Hill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.9 mi, 324° NW · 1 ha
Deal Field Shaw (Park) — 1.0 mi, 308° NW
Dispersed Medieval Settlement Remains At Chapel Wood (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 056° NE · 1 ha
Stubyer's Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.6 mi, 111° ESE
Westwell Downs (Forest / Woodland) — 1.7 mi, 113° ESE
Charing Beech Hangers Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 112° ESE · 53 ha
Mill Ponds (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 198° SSW
MIll Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 119° ESE
Stonebridge Green Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 254° WSW
Prebbles Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.9 mi, 221° SW
Lark Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.2 mi, 254° WSW
Kent Downs (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) — 3.3 mi, 297° WNW · 879 ha
Chilston Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.5 mi, 274° W · 86 ha
Church of St. Mary's Eastwell (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 112° ESE
Godinton House (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 155° SSE
Eastwell Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.0 mi, 115° ESE
Eastwell Towers (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 122° ESE
Belmont House and Gardens (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 027° NNE
Cineworld Ashford (Cinema) — 4.9 mi, 135° SE
Brother Percival statue (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 301° WNW
Leather Bottle Pub (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 022° NNE
River Beult (River) — 5.3 mi, 218° SW
The Tank (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 142° SE
Ashford Borough Museum (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 142° SE
The Ashford Cinema (Cinema) — 5.5 mi, 144° SE
Singleton Environment Centre (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 161° SSE
River Len (River) — 5.9 mi, 289° WNW

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