Charing
Sign in to saveCharing () is a village and civil parish in the Ashford district of Kent, in south-east England. It includes the settlements of Charing Heath and Westwell Leacon. It is located at the foot of the North Downs and reaches up to the escarpment. In 2011 the parish had a population of 2,766.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ashford
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,841
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- High Street, Charing, Kent, c1905.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Charing High Street, c. 1905
- UK place.official_name
- Charing
- UK place.population
- 2766
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 24.9
- UK place.population_ref
- (Civil Parish 2011)
- UK place.shire_district
- Ashford
- UK place.shire_county
- Kent
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Weald of Kent
- UK place.post_town
- Ashford
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Ashford
- Population
- +2766
- Area
- +24.9
- Image
- High Street, Charing, Kent, c1905.jpg
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- Adam Holzman
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- Demography
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Charing () is a village and civil parish in the Ashford district of Kent, in south-east England. It includes the settlements of Charing Heath and Westwell Leacon. It is located at the foot of the North Downs and reaches up to the escarpment. In 2011 the parish had a population of 2,766.
The Pilgrims' Way, the M20 motorway and Charing railway station (between London Victoria and Ashford International via Maidstone) serve the parish.