Smeeth

Smeeth

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Smeeth
latitude= 51.1189
longitude= 0.9616
civil_parish= Smeeth
population = 846
shire_district= Ashford
shire_county= Kent
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Ashford
post_town= ASHFORD
postcode_district = TN25
postcode_area= TN
dial_code= 01303
os_grid_reference= TR072397

Smeeth is a village and civil parish, with a population of 846, adjacent to the parish of Brabourne, 5 miles from Ashford in Kent, South East England. It is a small village near Mersham Hatch Park on the A20 road from Ashford to Folkestone.

The church of St. Mary contains some Norman work such as the south doorway, tower archways and chancel. [ [http://www.ashford.gov.uk/about_the_borough/towns_and_villages/smeeth.aspx Ashford Borough Council] ]

References

http://www.ashford.gov.uk/about_the_borough/towns_and_villages/smeeth.aspx


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