Coxheath is a semi-rural village and civil parish a few miles to the south‑east of Maidstone in Kent, England. It sits on higher ground with a mix of farmland, pockets of ancient common and suburban housing, and functions today largely as a commuter community for Maidstone and further afield, while retaining a village centre of shops, pubs and community facilities.
Historically the area is best known for the late 18th‑century military encampment on the common, where large numbers of troops were trained during the wars with Revolutionary France, and that legacy helps explain the open greens and layout. The village has an active social life centred on local clubs, a busy village hall and sports teams, alongside small businesses and light agriculture in the surrounding countryside, giving it a blend of historic character and modern commuter living.
Postcode districts covering Coxheath
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Bexley 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Basildon 23 miles37 km
- Maidstone 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Gillingham 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Grays 18.6 miles30 km
- Chatham 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Ashford 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Dartford 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Gravesend 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Sittingbourne 13.2 miles21.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Loose & Linton Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Linton Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- East Farleigh Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Loose Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Coxheath & Farleigh Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Hunton Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Boughton Monchelsea Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Tovil Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Fant & Oakwood Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Barming Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- West Farleigh Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Chainhurst Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Coxheath
ME17 4ER, ME17 4TT, ME17 4EW, ME17 4PF, ME17 4FE, ME17 4DR, ME15 0QD, ME17 4HJ, ME17 4EP … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 24.8 miles39.9 km
- London City Airport 26.6 miles42.9 km
- East Farleigh Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Maidstone West Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
Hotels near Coxheath Ad
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 3.9 miles6.2 km
- The Black Horse Inn 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Miller & Carter Maidstone by Innkeeper's Collection 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Tudor Park Country Club 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Orida Maidstone Hotel 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Weald of Kent 3 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The Star and Eagle Hotel 4 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Village Hotel Maidstone 4 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Farm House 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- The Carpenters Arms 4 7.9 miles12.8 km
Schools in Coxheath
- Coxheath Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Boughton Place Estate 2.1 miles3.3 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 2.5 miles4 km
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 3.1 miles5 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Hale Wood Forest 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Minepit Wood Forest 9 miles14.5 km
- Hayden Wood Forest 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Parsonage Wood Forest 9.7 miles15.5 km
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 10 miles16 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 10 miles16.2 km