Shadoxhurst is a small, largely rural village just outside the town of Ashford in Kent, England, sitting in the wooded landscape of the Weald of Kent. It’s characterised by lanes, patchwork farmland and pockets of ancient woodland, giving it a distinctly rural feel despite being within easy reach of town services.
The village has long, mostly agricultural roots with a history of hop-growing and small-scale farming, and retains a number of historic cottages and a parish community focus. Local life centres on village events and the village hall, while many residents now commute via nearby Ashford for work or onward rail travel to London, so Shadoxhurst combines traditional rural character with modern links to the wider region.
Postcode districts covering Shadoxhurst
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 19.7 miles
- Maidstone 17.3 miles
- Gillingham 21.1 miles
- Chatham 21.5 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 24.1 miles
- Folkestone 14.4 miles
- Ashford 3.1 miles
- Canterbury 16.3 miles
- Sittingbourne 17.1 miles
- Dover 20.7 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 24 miles
- Tonbridge 24.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Roman Ward 1.6 miles
- Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield Ward 1.7 miles
- Kingsnorth Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Washford Ward 1.8 miles
- Stanhope Parish 1.9 miles
- Bromley Green Built-up area 2 miles
- Great Chart Built-up area 2 miles
- Park Farm South Ward 2.1 miles
- Singleton West Ward 2.2 miles
- Great Chart with Singleton Parish 2.2 miles
- Park Farm North Ward 2.2 miles
- Singleton East Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Shadoxhurst
TN26 1NB, TN26 1LG, TN26 1LE, TN26 1LQ, TN26 1LP, TN26 1HT, TN26 1LS, TN26 1AS, TN26 1HL … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 32.4 miles
- London City Airport 43 miles
- Ham Street Railway Station 3.2 miles
- Ashford International Railway Station 3.2 miles
Hotels near Shadoxhurst Ad
- Boys Hall 4 3.7 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Ashford International 3 3.1 miles
- Ashford International Hotel & Spa 4 3.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Ashford - North A20 3 5.4 miles
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 5.9 miles
- The Conningbrook Hotel 3 4.9 miles
- The Woolpack Hotel 4 6.5 miles
- The Print House Inn 4 6.9 miles
- Hog Deer Creek - at Port Lympne Reserve 8 miles
- White Lion Tenterden 6.6 miles
Local points of interest
- South Kent College - Ashford College 2.6 miles
- Eastwell Park Estate 6.2 miles
- Folkestone Racecourse Recreation 9.2 miles
- Brookhill Park Performing Arts College College 10.8 miles
- Camber Sands Beach 12.3 miles
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.6 miles
- Dungeness National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.4 miles
- Folkestone White Horse Archaeological site 13.7 miles
- Denge Beach Beach 14.6 miles
- Boughton Place Estate 14.6 miles
- Folkestone Castle Historic site 14.6 miles
- Dungeness Old Lighthouse Historic site 14.9 miles