| Lenham | |
|---|---|
 High Street | |
  Lenham Location within Kent | |
| Area | 23.4906 km2 (9.0698 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,370 (2011)[1] |
| • Density | 143/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ585395 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Maidstone |
| Postcode district | ME17 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
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Lenham is a market village and civil parish in the Maidstone district, in Kent, England, situated on the southern edge of the North Downs, 9 miles (14 km) east of Maidstone.[2] The picturesque square in the village has two public houses (one of which is a hotel), a couple of restaurants, and a tea-room. The parish has a population of 3,370 according to the 2011 Census.[3]
Lenham railway station is on the Maidstone East Line.
The village is at the main source of the Great Stour and the Stour Valley Walk starts here, heading to Ashford and on to Canterbury and the English Channel near Sandwich. It is also the source of the River Len, which flows in a westerly direction to join the River Medway at Maidstone.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Lenham Parish (1170214815)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ AA Book of British Villages. Drive Publications Limited. 1980. p. 254. ISBN 9780340254875.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2016.