Paddock Wood is a large village in Kent, England, about eight miles SE of Maidstone. It is the centre for hop growing in Kent. The town featured in Charles Dickens' novel Dombey and Son. Pronounced Burrow, or Bo-raw. ... Tunbridge Wells is a local government district and borough in Kent, England. ... The division into counties is one of the larger divisions of England. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... The region (sometimes known as Government Office Region) is currently the highest level of local government in England. ... South East England is one of the official regions of England. ... Home Nations is a term used to refer collectively to the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom — the countries of England, Scotland and Wales, and the region of Northern Ireland — in the context of being separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to administrative counties of England. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... The traditional counties of England are historic subdivisions of the country into around 40 regions. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... The postal counties of the United Kingdom are subdivisions of the UK sometimes used in addressing posted items and which do not correspond exactly to traditional or administrative boundaries. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Maidstone is the county town of Kent, in southeast England, about 30 miles from London. ... See Hop (plant) Hop (telecommunications) Viking name for what was possibly a part of the North American coast (See also Vinland). ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Charles Dickens used his rich imagination, sense of humour and detailed memories, particularly of his childhood, to enliven his fiction. ... Dombey and Son is a novel by the Victorian author Charles Dickens. ...

A railway station was opened here on May 31 1842, on the South Eastern Railway main line from London via Redhill to Dover: as the nearest spot to that town it was named 'Maidstone Road'. When the Maidstone branch from Paddock Wood was opened on September 25 1844, it took the name of a local wood. Between 1892 and 1961 the branch to Hawkhurst also left from here. Categories: British railway stations | Lists of places ... The London and Greenwich Railway (LGR), together with the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway (CWR) in East Kent were the earliest railways to serve the then county of Kent: eventually both became parts of the South Eastern Railway (SER). ... Redhill can refer to several places: Redhill, Somerset, England Redhill, Surrey, England Redhill, Nottinghamshire, England Redhill, Singapore, Singapore Redhill High School, South Africa This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Maidstone is the county town of Kent, in southeast England, about 30 miles from London. ... Hawkhurst is virtually two villages - one, the older of the two, consisting mainly of cottages clustered around a large triangular green known as the Moor, and the other, further north on the main road, called Highgate. ...

There is the huge Paddock Wood Distribution Centre (TRANSFESA) located to the north of the village. It houses storage and transfer facilities for freight vehicles.

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• Notes on the village

(4th July 2005) - The Transfesa building is on fire currently and there are almost 100 firemen working on putting it out