Boughton Monchelsea is a rural village and civil parish just south of Maidstone in Kent, England. It sits amid rolling farmland and historic ragstone quarries that supplied building stone for local churches and larger projects, and the surviving Elizabethan manor Boughton Monchelsea Place and the parish church hint at a history stretching back to medieval times.
The community combines a strong village feel - with a village hall, local clubs and events - with a largely agricultural and small‑business economy, while many residents travel into Maidstone for work and services. The mix of stone cottages, lanes and surrounding countryside gives the village a distinctly Kentish character popular with walkers and anyone seeking a quieter life within easy reach of a larger town.
Postcode districts covering Boughton Monchelsea
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 24 miles
- Bexley 24.1 miles
- Basildon 24.2 miles
- Hastings 23.9 miles
- Maidstone 3.7 miles
- Gillingham 10.6 miles
- Grays 20.5 miles
- Chatham 9.7 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 13.4 miles
- Ashford 15.1 miles
- Dartford 21.1 miles
- Canterbury 23.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton Ward 0.3 miles
- Chart Sutton Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Boughton Monchelsea Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Loose Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Park Wood & Mangravet Ward 1.6 miles
- Loose & Linton Ward 1.9 miles
- Linton Parish 1.9 miles
- Langley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Sutton Valence Built-up area 2 miles
- Senacre Ward 2 miles
- Langley Heath Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Otham Built-up area 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Boughton Monchelsea
ME17 4SX, ME14 9NZ, ME14 9NS, ME14 9PG, ME17 4SR, ME14 9NR, ME17 4DD, ME17 4JT, ME17 3SZ … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 25 miles
- London City Airport 29 miles
- Staplehurst Railway Station 3.4 miles
- East Farleigh Railway Station 3.6 miles
Hotels near Boughton Monchelsea Ad
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 1.9 miles
- The Black Horse Inn 4 5.2 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Tudor Park Country Club 4 3.6 miles
- Weald of Kent 3 3.4 miles
- Miller & Carter Maidstone by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.3 miles
- Orida Maidstone Hotel 4 4.4 miles
- Chilston Park Hotel 4 7.1 miles
- The Star and Eagle Hotel 4 8.3 miles
- The Dog & Bear Hotel 7.4 miles
- Who'd A Thought It 4 5.5 miles
Schools in Boughton Monchelsea
- Boughton Monchelsea Primary School Primary
- Leigh Academy Langley Park Primary
Local points of interest
- Boughton Place Estate 0.7 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 4.1 miles
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 5.1 miles
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 5.6 miles
- Boxley Hills Hill 6.5 miles
- Hale Wood Forest 9.3 miles
- Pulans Wood Forest 9.4 miles
- Minepit Wood Forest 9.5 miles
- Hayden Wood Forest 9.7 miles
- Parsonage Wood Forest 10.2 miles
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 10.3 miles
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 10.9 miles