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Encyclopedia > Bethersden
Bethersden
Bethersden
Statistics
Population: 1,443
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: TQ927402
Administration
District: Ashford (borough)
Shire county: Kent
Region: South East England
Country: England
Other
Ceremonial county: Kent
Historic county: Kent
Services
Police force: Kent Constabulary
Post office and telephone
Post town: Ashford
Postal district: TN26
Dialling code: 01233
Politics
UK Parliament:
European Parliament: South East England
England

Bethersden is a small village and civil parish five miles (8km) west of Ashford, Kent. Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 186 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Ashford, Kent Categories: GFDL images ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Ashford Borough Councils Coat of Arms Ashford is a local government district and borough in Kent, England. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity in England. ... South East England is one of the official regions of England. ... Constituent country is an official term used to describe three of the four principal component parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK): England; Scotland; Wales. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... The traditional counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England into around forty areas, which were used for both administrative and general geographical demarcation for several hundreds of years. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ... Kent Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Kent in England, including the unitary authority of Medway. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... Ashford is a town spanning the confluence of the River Upper Great Stour, River East Stour, Aylesford Stream, Whitewater Dyke, Ruckinge Dyke and the resulting River Great Stour, in the borough of Ashford, located just south of the North Downs, in Kent, United Kingdom. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ... The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The inside of the building The European Parliament (formerly European Parliamentary Assembly) is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... South East England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Ashford is a town spanning the confluence of the River Upper Great Stour, River East Stour, Aylesford Stream, Whitewater Dyke, Ruckinge Dyke and the resulting River Great Stour, in the borough of Ashford, located just south of the North Downs, in Kent, United Kingdom. ...


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


Bethersden formerly well known for producing Marble and was a centre of the Kentish wool trade. Lovelace Place in Bethersden was the birthplace of 17th century poet Richard Lovelace. Venus de Milo, front. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Richard Lovelace (1618 - 1657) was an English poet and nobleman, born in Woolwich, today part of south-east London. ...


Several successful business have operated from the village — The Stevenson Brothers, who produce high quality hand made rocking horses, W & D Cole, who make iron gates and raillings and and the former Colt Houses, who sold pre fabricated timber homes.


The village has a football team and a cricket team, and a small primary school. Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ...


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