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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Sandling is a hamlet to the north of the town of Maidstone, Kent, England, at the foot of the North Downs. It falls within the parish of Boxley.
Notable buildings in the hamlet include the remains of the twelfth century Boxley Abbey, the Hospitium or Boxley Abbey Barn, the fifteenth century gatehouse chapel of St Andrew's, the headquarters of the Kent Wildlife Trust at Tyland Barn, and Kent Life open-air museum.
Sandling's sign[1] was erected to mark Boxley Parish Council’s centenary (1895-1995) and is based on ideas submitted by Sandling County Primary School pupils in 1993. It depicts Boarley Oast, the North Downs, the River Medway and Tyland Barn.
Several Stone Age sites border the hamlet, including Kit's Coty House, Little Kit's Coty House, Smythe's Megalith, the Coffin Stone and the White Horse Stone.
The fields in and around Sandling are primarily used for viticulture. Winemakers Chapel Down tend 156 acres of vines at Boarley Farm.[2]
- ^ "Geograph:: Sandling village sign © Penny Mayes cc-by-sa/2.0". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Kent's Chapel Down Group Plc posts revenue of £16m in 2022". The Business Magazine. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.