The area covering Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sutton lies a few miles south of Maidstone in Kent, tucked into rolling countryside on the northern edge of the North Downs. It retains a largely rural character of mixed arable farmland, orchards and pockets of woodland, with traditional village housing, a couple of local pubs and a quiet, community-orientated feel despite good commuting links to Maidstone and London.
Historically the landscape reflects local ragstone quarrying and long-standing agricultural use, and the area includes the timber-framed Tudor manor Boughton Monchelsea Place alongside village churches and historic cottages. Social life tends to centre on village halls, seasonal fêtes and local clubs, and the local economy is a mix of small-scale farming, trades and residents who commute to work in the county town or further afield.
Postcode districts covering Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 24.1 miles
- Bexley 24.5 miles
- Basildon 24.5 miles
- Hastings 23.7 miles
- Maidstone 4 miles
- Gillingham 10.8 miles
- Grays 20.8 miles
- Chatham 10 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 13.6 miles
- Ashford 14.8 miles
- Dartford 21.4 miles
- Canterbury 23.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chart Sutton Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Boughton Monchelsea Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Sutton Valence Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Loose Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Park Wood & Mangravet Ward 1.8 miles
- Langley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Senacre Ward 2.1 miles
- Langley Heath Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Linton Parish 2.1 miles
- Loose & Linton Ward 2.2 miles
- Otham Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Leeds & Langley Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton
ME17 3SD, ME17 3RB, TN12 0DE, ME17 4SE, ME17 4GW, ME17 4BY, ME17 4JY, ME17 4JR, ME17 4UT … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 25.2 miles
- London City Airport 29.3 miles
- Staplehurst Railway Station 3.3 miles
- East Farleigh Railway Station 4 miles
Hotels near Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton Ad
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 1.7 miles
- Weald of Kent Golf Course and Hotel 3 3 miles
- Orida Maidstone 4 4.7 miles
- Delta Hotels Tudor Park Country Club 4 3.6 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Maidstone 3 4.2 miles
- The Black Horse Inn 4 5.2 miles
- Travelodge Maidstone Central 3 4.3 miles
- The Tickled Trout 4 4.8 miles
- RBS Hotel, Rochester 3 3.9 miles
- Premier Inn Maidstone Town Centre 3 4.1 miles
Schools in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton
- Boughton Monchelsea Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Boughton Place Estate 0.9 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 4.4 miles
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 5.4 miles
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 5.8 miles
- Boxley Hills Hill 6.7 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 10.4 miles
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 10.8 miles