Hersden
Parish in Canterbury, Kent, England
| Coordinates: | 51.317, 1.162 |
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| OS grid ref: | TR 20 62 |
| Dialling code: | 01227 (Canterbury) |
Hersden is a small village and civil parish on the northern fringe of Canterbury in Kent, England, sitting close to the reclaimed marshes of the old Wantsum Channel and the wetlands around Stodmarsh. It grew in the 20th century as a colliery settlement linked to Chislet Colliery, so the streets of miners’ terraces and a modest industrial heritage mark its layout amid surrounding farmland and nature reserves.
Today Hersden feels like a community caught between countryside and commuter life: quiet residential streets, a village hall and local clubs, with birdwatchers and anglers drawn to nearby lakes and marshes. The legacy of the mine and the proximity to both rural landscapes and Canterbury give the place a distinctive social mix of long-standing families and newer residents seeking country living within easy reach of the city.
Postcode districts covering Hersden
Most populated places nearby
- Folkestone 15.9 miles
- Ashford 17.3 miles
- Margate 9.3 miles
- Canterbury 4.1 miles
- Sittingbourne 18.4 miles
- Dover 14 miles
- Ramsgate 10.8 miles
- Herne Bay 3.8 miles
- Deal 12 miles
- Whitstable 6.1 miles
- Broadstairs 11.6 miles
- Broadstairs and St. Peters 11.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hersden Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Westbere Parish 1 mile
- Hoath Parish 1.2 miles
- Upstreet Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Sturry Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Fordwich Parish 2.2 miles
- Broad Oak Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Wickhambreaux Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Chislet Parish 2.4 miles
- Herne & Broomfield Ward 2.5 miles
- Herne and Broomfield Parish 2.5 miles
- Herne Built-up area 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Hersden
CT3 4FU, CT3 4FT, CT3 4EX, CT3 4FS, CT3 4FR, CT3 4GN, CT3 4GF, CT3 4FQ, CT3 4HX … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 26.7 miles
- London City Airport 49.4 miles
- Sturry Railway Station 2 miles
- Herne Bay Railway Station 3.8 miles
Hotels near Hersden Ad
- Number 8 4.5 miles
- The Evenhill 4 2.8 miles
- The Hugo - Hotel Concept Canterbury 4.4 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Canterbury 3 4.5 miles
- The Victoria Hotel 3 4.9 miles
- The Crescent Turner Hotel 4 6.5 miles
- The Falstaff Hotel 4 4.4 miles
- The Marine 3 6.1 miles
- Hotel Continental 3 6.5 miles
- Thanington Hotel 4 5 miles
Schools in Hersden
- Orion Spires Secondary
- Water Meadows Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hadlow College - Canterbury College 4 miles
- Canterbury Christ Church University University 4 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Canterbury University 4.2 miles
- IFS School of Finance College 4.3 miles
- Canterbury College College 4.3 miles
- Dane John Gardens Gardens 4.5 miles
- University of Kent University 4.5 miles
- Whitstable Harbour Harbour 6.6 miles
- Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum Museum 8.5 miles
- RAF Manston History Museum Museum 8.6 miles
- Broome Park Estate 9.2 miles
- Canterbury Christ Church University - Broadstairs University 11 miles