Great Chart
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| Great Chart | |
  Great Chart shown within Kent |
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| Population | 4206[1] (Parish) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Great Chart with Singleton |
| District | Ashford |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TONBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | TN23 |
| Dialling code | 01233 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Ashford |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
Great Chart is a village in civil parish of Great Chart with Singleton in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The parish is split between the ancient village of Great Chart and the modern Singleton housing development, which is part of the western outskirts of Ashford. The village centre of Great Chart lies about two miles (3.2km) from the town centre.
The medieval parish church is dedicated to St Mary; there is also St John‘s Methodist church..
The village has two pubs, The Swan and the Hoodener's Horse and a thriving cricket club. The club has 2 Sunday XI's playing in the Kent Village Leagues , a Saturday "friendly" XI and a number of "colts" teams.
[edit] External links
- Parish Council notes
- Parish churches website
- Village history from 762 AD [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Ashford Borough Council Census 2001
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