Yalding
Sign in to saveYalding is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Maidstone in Kent, England. The village is situated south west of Maidstone at a point where the Rivers Teise and Beult join the River Medway. At the 2001 census, the parish, which includes the villages of Benover to the southeast, Laddingford to the southwest and Queen Street, had a population of 2,236. increasing to 2,418 at the 2011 Census. thumb|upright=1.29|right|The Twyford Bridge. right|upright=1.29|thumb|Yalding lies where the Greensand Way and [[Medway Valley Walk cross, of Maidstone, at the confluence of the rivers Medway, Teise
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Place details
- Locality
- Maidstone
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,365
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Yalding0649.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Georgian buildings on the High Street
- UK place.official_name
- Yalding
- UK place.population
- 2,236
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001) 2,418 (2011 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Yalding
- 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
- Maidstone
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Maidstone
- Population
- +2418
- Shares border with
- Nettlestead
- Image
- Yalding0649.JPG
via Wikidata · CC0
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Yalding is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Maidstone in Kent, England. The village is situated south west of Maidstone at a point where the Rivers Teise and Beult join the River Medway. At the 2001 census, the parish, which includes the villages of Benover to the southeast, Laddingford to the southwest and Queen Street, had a population of 2,236. increasing to 2,418 at the 2011 Census. thumb|upright=1.29|right|The Twyford Bridge. right|upright=1.29|thumb|Yalding lies where the Greensand Way and [[Medway Valley Walk cross, of Maidstone, at the confluence of the rivers Medway, Teise and Beult. ]] There are three bridges in the village; the Twyford Bridge (meaning twin ford, where there was originally a double crossing of the two rivers) is one of the longest medieval bridges in the south-east of England.
Yalding was one of the principal shipment points on the River Medway for cannon, from villages of the Wealden iron industry. The wharf was later used for transporting fruit from the many orchards in the area.