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Bearsted is an ancient village in mid-Kent to the east, and some five miles (7km) from the centre, of Maidstone. The original village site was on the north bank of the River Len, and tributary of the River Medway, and at the foot of the North Downs. It now functions as a suburb of Maidstone, since the built-up portion of the village has now become part of the town, but the centre of Bearsted still retains its village look. There is a large village green, at the opposite of corners of which are two public houses: the White Horse and the Royal Oak. The parish church is dedicated to the Holy Cross: on three corners of its tower are stone beasts, probably the work of a local mason. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...
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Communications. The village lies between Maidstone and Ashford and has road and rail links with both: Location within the British Isles Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. ...
- Road: the A20 road passes through the village; and junction 7 on the M20 motorway is a a mile (2km) to the west
- Rail: Bearsted railway station was opened with the rail line on 1 July 1884: it was originally named Bearsted and Thurnham (the latter a village to the north)
- Footpaths; both the ancient Pilgrims Way and the modern North Downs Way run along the North Downs north of Bearsted
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Bearsted railway station serves Bearsted in Kent. ...
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Some famous inhabitants
- John Dyke, the last man to be publicly hanged in Maidstone
- Alfred Mynn, a cricketer of the 19th century
- Baroness Orczy (1865-1947), creator of the Scarlet Pimpernel
- Edward Thomas (1878-1917) poet
- Alfred Percy ("Tich") Freeman (1888-1965), Kent leg spin bowler and the only man to take 300 wickets in an English season. He lived at a house called Dunbowlin.
A cricket match in progress. ...
Baroness Emma(Emmuska) Orczy (September 23, 1865 – November 12, 1947) was a British novelist, playwright and artist of Hungarian origin. ...
Binomial name Anagallis arvensis L. The Scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) is a low-growing plant in the family (Myrsinaceae). ...
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