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 miles38.8 km
- Bexley 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Basildon 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Hastings 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Maidstone 4 miles6.5 km
- Gillingham 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Grays 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Chatham 10 miles16 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Ashford 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Dartford 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Canterbury 23.5 miles37.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Chart Sutton Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Boughton Monchelsea Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Sutton Valence Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Loose Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Park Wood & Mangravet Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Langley Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Senacre Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Langley Heath Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Linton Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Loose & Linton Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Otham Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Leeds & Langley Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton
ME17 4ND, ME17 4JW, ME17 3SE, ME17 4NB, ME17 4SJ, ME17 3RQ, ME17 4SY, ME17 4SN, ME17 4LG … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 25.2 miles40.5 km
- London City Airport 29.3 miles47.1 km
- Staplehurst Railway Station 3.3 miles5.2 km
- East Farleigh Railway Station 4 miles6.4 km
Hotels near Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 1.7 miles2.8 km
- The Black Horse Inn 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Weald of Kent 3 3 miles4.9 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Tudor Park Country Club 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Miller & Carter Maidstone by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Chilston Park Hotel 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Orida Maidstone Hotel 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Star and Eagle Hotel 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- The Dog & Bear Hotel 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Who'd A Thought It 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Days Inn Maidstone 3 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The George Hotel & Brasserie, Cranbrook 3 8.4 miles13.6 km
Schools in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton
- Boughton Monchelsea Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Boughton Place Estate 0.9 miles1.5 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 6.7 miles10.8 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 miles15.7 km
- Parsonage Wood Forest 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 10.8 miles17.4 km