Charing

Charing
Charing High Street, c. 1905
Charing is located in Kent
Charing
Charing
Location within Kent
Area24.9 km2 (9.6 sq mi)
Population2,766 (Civil Parish 2011)[1]
• Density111/km2 (290/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ953494
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAshford
Postcode districtTN27
Dialling code01233
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°12′39″N 0°47′42″E / 51.2107°N 0.7949°E / 51.2107; 0.7949

Charing is a village and civil parish in the Ashford district of Kent, in south-east England. It includes the settlements of Charing Heath and Westwell Leacon. It is located at the foot of the North Downs and reaches up to the escarpment. In 2011 the parish had a population of 2766.

The Pilgrims' Way, the M20 motorway and Charing railway station (between London Victoria and Ashford International via Maidstone) serve the parish.