Woodchurch is a small village in the borough of Ashford, set in the gentle agricultural landscape of Kent in south‑east England. It sits among rolling fields, orchards and traditional hop gardens, giving a distinctly rural feel while remaining within easy reach of the larger town of Ashford and its transport links.
The village has a long local identity centred on its church, village green, a handful of historic cottages and community facilities such as a pub, village hall and primary school. Economically it remains largely tied to farming and local trades, with many residents commuting to nearby towns; socially it’s known for an active community life with occasional fetes and clubs that reflect its rural roots.
Postcode districts covering Woodchurch
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 16.5 miles
- Maidstone 17.3 miles
- Gillingham 22.1 miles
- Chatham 22.2 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 22 miles
- Folkestone 16.7 miles
- Ashford 6.5 miles
- Canterbury 19.7 miles
- Sittingbourne 19 miles
- Dover 23.4 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 20.7 miles
- Tonbridge 22.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Weald South Ward 1.4 miles
- Kenardington Parish 2.2 miles
- Appledore Heath Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Tenterden South Ward 2.6 miles
- Warehorne Parish 2.9 miles
- Tenterden St. Michael's Ward 3.1 miles
- Weald Central Ward 3.1 miles
- Isle of Oxney Ward 3.2 miles
- High Halden Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Appledore Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Shadoxhurst Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Tenterden North Ward 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Woodchurch
TN26 3ST, TN26 3PE, TN26 3SQ, TN26 3SG, TN26 3PA, TN26 3SE, TN26 3QN, TN26 3SD, TN26 3TW … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 34.3 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 41.4 miles
- Appledore Railway Station 3.7 miles
- Ham Street Railway Station 3.8 miles
Hotels near Woodchurch Ad
- The Woolpack Inn Warehorne 3.3 miles
- The Woolpack Hotel 3.5 miles
- The White Lion 3.6 miles
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 3.5 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Ashford International 3 6.4 miles
- The Print House Inn 4 3.8 miles
- The King Hotel Tenterden 5 3.9 miles
- Ashford International Hotel & Spa 4 7 miles
- The Lookout Rye 3 8.7 miles
- Mermaid Inn 3 8.9 miles
Schools in Woodchurch
- Woodchurch C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- South Kent College - Ashford College 5.9 miles
- Eastwell Park Estate 9.4 miles
- Camber Sands Beach 10 miles
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.1 miles
- Folkestone Racecourse Recreation 11.6 miles
- Dungeness National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 12.7 miles
- Brookhill Park Performing Arts College College 13 miles
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 13.3 miles
- Denge Beach Beach 13.7 miles
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 13.8 miles
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 13.9 miles
- Boughton Place Estate 14 miles