Ditton | |
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Ditton Village Sign | |
Location within Kent | |
Population | 4,786 (2011) |
OS grid reference | TQ 71038 58464 |
• London | 31 mi (50 km) WNN |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Aylesford |
Postcode district | ME20 |
Dialling code | 01732 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
Ditton is a large village and civil parish in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. The village is 4.6 miles (7.4 km) west-northwest of Maidstone and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of West Malling. The parish, which is long and narrow, straddles the A20 (the old Dover to London road), with farmland to the south and industry to the north. It lies in the Medway Valley, on the northern edge of the Kent Weald, and adjoins the ancient parishes of Larkfield, Aylesford and Barming. In 2011 it had a population of 4786.