Biddenden | |
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All Saints Biddenden Church | |
Location within Kent | |
Area | 29.12 km2 (11.24 sq mi) |
Population | 2,574 (Civil Parish 2011)[1] |
• Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TQ850383 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ASHFORD |
Postcode district | TN27 |
Dialling code | 01580 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
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).