Biddenden

Biddenden
Stone church surrounded by graves
All Saints Biddenden Church
Biddenden is located in Kent
Biddenden
Biddenden
Location within Kent
Area29.12 km2 (11.24 sq mi)
Population2,574 (Civil Parish 2011)[1]
• Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ850383
Civil parish
  • Biddenden
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townASHFORD
Postcode districtTN27
Dialling code01580
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°06′50″N 0°38′39″E / 51.1139°N 0.6441°E / 51.1139; 0.6441

Biddenden is a large, mostly agricultural and wooded village and civil parish in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. The village lies on the Weald of Kent, 5 miles (8 km) north of Tenterden. It was a centre for the Wealden iron industry and clothmaking.

The parish includes the hamlet Woolpack Corner (51°06′N 0°38′E / 51.10°N 00.64°E / 51.10; 00.64).