West Malling

Statistics
Population:
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	TQ685575
Administration
District:	Tonbridge & Malling
County:	Kent
Region:	South East England
Country:	England
Other
Ceremonial county:	Kent
Historic county:	Kent
Services
Police force:	{{{Police}}}
Post office and telephone
Post town:	WEST MALLING
Postal district:
Dialling code:	01732
Politics
UK Parliament:	Tonbridge and Malling
European Parliament:	South East England

West Malling is an historic town in Kent, England. 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. ... Tonbridge and Malling is a local government district and borough in the English county of Kent. ... 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. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... 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). ... Tonbridge and Malling is a local government district and borough in the English county of Kent. ... 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. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... 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...

It contains many historic buildings, including:

• Prior house was once a leper colony
• Ford House in the high street is at least 600 years old
• St Leonard's Tower was built by Bishop Gundolf, who also built Rochester Cathedral and the Tower of London
• Swan Bar was a posting inn back in the 18th century.

During the Second World War, fighters were based at nearby RAF West Malling. Now being developed as Kings Hill, a mixed residential and commercial development. Rochester Cathedral is a Norman church in Rochester, Kent. ... For the film with this title, see Tower of London (1939 film). ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... RAF West Malling was a Royal Air Force station near West Malling in Kent, England. ... Kings Hill is a civil parish and one of several new villages built in Kent since the 1950s (cp Vigo and New Ash Green). ...

The 2004 Wealth of the Nation report lists West Malling as having the highest average income and the highest proportion of households earning greater than £100,000 per annum in Great Britain. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

West Malling is the site of the first recorded cricket match in Kent.

It is also believed that the setting for the cricket match between All Muggleton and Dingley Dell in Charles Dickens Pickwick Papers was based upon West Malling. There is certainly a resemblance to the West Malling ground in the original illustration of the match. Dickens redirects here. ... The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, better known as The Pickwick Papers, is the first novel by Charles Dickens. ...

The image became widely circulated in the mid 1990s on the back of the British £10 note featuring Charles Dickens.

Big Brother 7 contestant Susie Verrico lives in West Malling Big Brother (UK series 7), broadcast in the United Kingdom in 2006, is the seventh series of the popular Big Brother reality television series. ... Big Brother (UK series 7), broadcast in the United Kingdom in 2006, is the seventh series of the popular Big Brother reality television series. ...

External links

• Wealth of the Nation

• Geograph photo of the Cricket Ground