Headcorn
Sign in to saveHeadcorn is a village and civil parish in the borough of Maidstone in Kent, England. The parish is on the floodplain of the River Beult south east of Maidstone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Maidstone
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 2,505
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image
- Main Street, Headcorn, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 5354306.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Main Street, Headcorn
- UK place.official_name
- Headcorn
- UK place.population
- 3,241
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001) 3,387 (2011 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Headcorn
- UK place.shire_district
- Maidstone
- 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
- Maidstone
- Population
- +3387
- Shares border with
- Ulcombe
- Image
- 'Chequers' Headcorn, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 1322814.jpg
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Article
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- History
- Early history
- 11th–18th centuries
- 19th century to present
- Notable buildings
- References
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Headcorn is a village and civil parish in the borough of Maidstone in Kent, England. The parish is on the floodplain of the River Beult south east of Maidstone.
The village is 8 mi (13 km) southeast of Maidstone, on the A274 road to Tenterden. In addition to the parish church, dedicated to saints Peter and Paul, there are Baptist and Roman Catholic churches.