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 miles38.6 km
- Bexley 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Basildon 24.2 miles39 km
- Hastings 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Maidstone 3.7 miles6 km
- Gillingham 10.6 miles17 km
- Grays 20.5 miles33 km
- Chatham 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Ashford 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Dartford 21.1 miles34 km
- Canterbury 23.8 miles38.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Chart Sutton Built-up area 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Boughton Monchelsea Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Loose Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Park Wood & Mangravet Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Loose & Linton Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Linton Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Langley Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Sutton Valence Built-up area 2 miles3.1 km
- Senacre Ward 2 miles3.1 km
- Langley Heath Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Otham Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Boughton Monchelsea
ME17 4JY, ME17 4LN, ME17 3HA, ME17 3FE, ME14 9US, ME17 3FG, ME16 8XJ, ME17 4UU, ME14 9UP … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 25 miles40.3 km
- London City Airport 29 miles46.6 km
- Staplehurst Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
- East Farleigh Railway Station 3.6 miles5.9 km
Hotels near Boughton Monchelsea Ad
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 1.9 miles3 km
- The Black Horse Inn 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Tudor Park Country Club 4 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Weald of Kent 3 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Miller & Carter Maidstone by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Orida Maidstone Hotel 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Chilston Park Hotel 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The Star and Eagle Hotel 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- The Dog & Bear Hotel 7.4 miles12 km
- Who'd A Thought It 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
Schools in Boughton Monchelsea
- Boughton Monchelsea Primary School Primary
- Leigh Academy Langley Park Primary
Local points of interest
- Boughton Place Estate 0.7 miles1.2 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 5.6 miles9 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Hale Wood Forest 9.3 miles15 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Minepit Wood Forest 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Hayden Wood Forest 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Parsonage Wood Forest 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 10.9 miles17.5 km