Bethersden

Bethersden
File:St Margaret, Bethersden, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 324105.jpg St Margarets Church
Bethersden  Bethersden shown within Kent
Area	26.1 km2 (10.1 sq mi)
Population	1,481 (Civil Parish)
– density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TQ927402
District	Ashford
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ASHFORD
Postcode district	TN26
Dialling code	01233
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Ashford
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Bethersden is a small 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 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.

Several successful business have operated from the village: The 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 very good 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.

Gallery

• St Margaret, Bethersden, Kent - East window - geograph.org.uk - 324107.jpg

  St Margaret - East window

• The Oast, Lovelace Farm, Bethersden, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 1136933.jpg

  The Oast, Lovelace Farm

• Plurenden Manor Farm - geograph.org.uk - 339913.jpg

  Plurenden Manor Farm

External links

• Bethersden page of Ashford Council web site
• Bethersden Parish Council
• Union Chapel