Paddlesworth

Paddlesworth is a very small, rural parish in the district of Folkestone and Hythe in Kent, England. It consists of a handful of houses, farms and lanes set in the undulating countryside where the North Downs give way to the low-lying agricultural land towards Romney Marsh, so the landscape and walking routes are a quiet draw for local visitors.

Like many tiny Kentish parishes, Paddlesworth has historic roots in agriculture and a low-key social life that links residents to nearby larger villages and towns for shops and services. Its appeal is largely the sense of rural continuity - hedgerows, farmsteads and occasional historic buildings - rather than commercial activity, making it a peaceful corner of the district rather than a service centre.