Barming

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Barming
Barming shown within Kent
Population	1,654^[1]
District	Maidstone
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Coordinates: 51°15′48″N 0°28′14″E / 51.26342, 0.47056Barming is a civil parish in the Maidstone District of Kent, England. It lies to the west of Maidstone, the county town, and had a population of 2234 persons (2001 census). The eastern end of the parish is part of the built-up area of Maidstone, although the remainder is much more rural. The River Medway is the southern boundary of the parish.

Barming is mentioned in the Domesday Book, and was then described as being divided into East and West; the latter being known as Little Barming, and having its own church until the 16th century.

Barming railway station, on the London /Maidstone/ Ashford route, was opened with the line on 1 June 1874. but is not located in the Parish. It lies 1 mile to the north and is in the neighbouring Borough of Tonbridge and Malling.

The railway station named East Farleigh lies in Barming parish, at the extreme southern boundary adjacent to the River Medway. This is on the scenic Medway Valley railway line linking Strood, Maidstone and Paddock Wood.

The A26 road crosses the parish.

Barming Primary School dates back to 1854 but is not now located on the original site. ^[2]

1 The church
2 References
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] The church

'Saint Margaret's Church'

Surrounded by peace and tranquility the church was built in the Norman period^[3] (12th Century) and has a characteristic triangle of east windows and a tower in the perpendicular style has been added. The Church is Grade II* listed and some of the gravestones are Grade I. Amongst many interesting items that you can see are three bench ends made in Germany in 1300. Inside the churchyard is a mounting block - four stone steps built in the 19th century to help riders to mount their horses.

[edit] References

^ Barming CP. Neighbourhood Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
^ Barming School
^ St Margarets web site

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

v • d • e Towns and villages in the Maidstone borough of Kent, England

Allington • Barming • Bearsted • Bedmonton • Benover • Bexon • Bicknor • Boughton Green • Boughton Malherbe • Boughton Monchelsea • Boxley • Bredhurst • Broomfield • Caring • Chainhurst • Chart Sutton • Chegworth • Collier Street • Coxheath • Detling • Downswood • East Barming • East Farleigh • East Sutton • Fairbourne Heath • Frinsted • Grove Green • Harrietsham • Hawkenbury • Headcorn • Hollingbourne • Horden • Hucking • Hunton • Kingswood • Kit's Coty • Laddingford • Langley • Leeds • Lenham • Linton • Loose • Lordswood • Marden • Marley • Milebush • Nettlestead • Nettlestead Green • Otham • Otterden • Park Wood • Platts Heath • Penenden Heath • Pollhill • Ringlestone (hamlet) • Ringlestone (suburb) • Sandling • Sandway • Shepway • Sutton Valence • Staplehurst • Stockbury • Teston • Thurnham • Tovil • Ulcombe • Walderslade • Weavering • West Farleigh • Wormshill • Yalding

List of places in Kent