Brabourne

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Brabourne
Brabourne shown within Kent
Population	1442 (Parish)
OS grid reference	TR085405
District	Ashford
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ASHFORD
Postcode district	TN25
Dialling code	01303
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
European Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Ashford
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Coordinates: 51°07′32″N 0°58′51″E / 51.12568, 0.980707

Brabourne is a civil parish in the Ashford district of Kent, England, including the village of Brabourne Lees. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,442. The village centre is just under five miles east of Ashford town centre.

The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Blessed Virgin; there is also a Zion Strict Baptist Chapel. The church of St. Mary is an ancient building of stone, in the Norman and Early English styles, and has a tower, which was restored in 1923-4, containing 6 bells: there are numerous monuments to the Scott family, some brasses and several stained windows, one of which contains very early glass: the church affords 200 sittings.

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