Tenterden is a charming market town in the borough of Ashford, in rural Kent, England, sitting on the edge of the High Weald. Its long, timber‑framed high street, the parish St Mildred's and a cluster of listed buildings give the town a distinctly historic feel; the name itself recalls the tenter frames used in medieval cloth‑making that helped the town prosper.
Today the local economy mixes independent shops, antiques, cafés and services with tourism, helped by attractions such as the preserved Kent & East Sussex Railway and nearby Smallhythe Place, the former home of actress Ellen Terry. It’s popular with walkers and day visitors, serves as a commuter catchment for Ashford and London, and retains a lively calendar of community events that underline its small‑town social character.
Postcode districts covering Tenterden
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 14.9 miles
- Maidstone 15.3 miles
- Gillingham 20.9 miles
- Chatham 20.7 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 18.6 miles
- Folkestone 20.3 miles
- Ashford 9.3 miles
- Canterbury 22.3 miles
- Sittingbourne 19.1 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 18.7 miles
- Tonbridge 19.6 miles
- Whitstable 24 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tenterden North Ward 0.4 miles
- Tenterden St. Michael's Ward 0.9 miles
- London Beach Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Tenterden South Ward 1.9 miles
- High Halden Built-up area 2 miles
- Rolvenden & Tenterden West Ward 2.4 miles
- Rolvenden Built-up area 2.9 miles
- East End Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Rolvenden Layne Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Biddenden Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Woodchurch Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Isle of Oxney Ward 4.1 miles
Example postcodes in Tenterden
TN30 6QW, TN30 6SQ, TN30 9BW, TN30 6QS, TN30 6RN, TN30 6JW, TN30 7AU, TN30 6DT, TN30 6QN … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 34.1 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 37.9 miles
- Pluckley Railway Station 6 miles
- Appledore Railway Station 6.4 miles
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Schools in Tenterden
- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- St Michael's C of E Primary School Primary
- Tenterden C of E Junior School Primary
- Tenterden Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- South Kent College - Ashford College 8.7 miles
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 10.3 miles
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 10.3 miles
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 10.4 miles
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.7 miles
- Camber Sands Beach 11 miles
- Eastwell Park Estate 11.6 miles
- Boughton Place Estate 11.7 miles
- Minepit Wood Forest 12.5 miles
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 12.6 miles
- Pulans Wood Forest 12.6 miles
- Hale Wood Forest 12.7 miles