Chilmington Green

Chilmington Green

Coordinates: 51°07′48″N 0°49′58″E / 51.13°N 0.8327°E / 51.13; 0.8327

Chilmington Green
Chilmington Green is located in Kent
Chilmington Green

 Chilmington Green shown within Kent
District Ashford
Shire county Kent
Region South East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Ashford
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Chilmington Green is a hamlet on the edge of the Kentish Weald comprising 10 listed buildings.

Ashford Borough Council is planning to build a new dormitory town of up to 7000 houses on 1000 acres of productive agricultural land around the hamlet.

The local residents are opposed to the plans and have launched a campaign to resist them.

The area home to numerous endangered species including great crested newts[1], water voles[2] and brown hares.



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