East Sutton is a small, largely agricultural parish in the borough of Maidstone in Kent, England, characterised by rolling countryside, orchards and hop-grown landscapes that typify the county’s "Garden of England" feel. The population is sparse and spread among farmsteads and a compact village core around the parish church, giving the area a distinctly rural, close-knit character while remaining within easy reach of town services.
The parish contains the historic country estate East Sutton Park, whose house and parkland date back several centuries and now host the low‑security women’s resettlement centre HMP East Sutton Park, an unusual instance of a working custodial facility set within traditional country-house surroundings. Local life revolves around farming and estate activity, with residents often commuting to Maidstone or neighbouring villages for work and amenities, preserving a mix of historic interest and contemporary rural living.
Postcode districts covering East Sutton
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Hastings 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Maidstone 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Gillingham 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Grays 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Chatham 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Folkestone 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Ashford 12 miles19.2 km
- Dartford 24 miles38.6 km
- Canterbury 21 miles33.9 km
- Gravesend 18.3 miles29.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Chartway Street Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Ulcombe Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Sutton Valence Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Headcorn & Sutton Valence Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Kingswood Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Broomfield and Kingswood Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Langley Heath Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Headcorn Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Chart Sutton Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Leeds & Langley Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Leeds Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in East Sutton
ME17 3JD, ME17 3DU, ME17 3DL, TN27 9PT, ME17 3EA, ME17 3EB, TN27 9PS, ME17 3AN, ME17 3DF … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 25.5 miles41 km
- London City Airport 31.9 miles51.3 km
- Headcorn Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Harrietsham Railway Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
Hotels near East Sutton Ad
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 2.5 miles4 km
- Weald of Kent 3 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Chilston Park Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Who'd A Thought It 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- The Black Horse Inn 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Tudor Park Country Club 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Dog & Bear Hotel 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Orida Maidstone Hotel 4 6.2 miles10 km
- The Star and Eagle Hotel 4 9.3 miles15 km
Local points of interest
- Boughton Place Estate 3.7 miles6 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Hale Wood Forest 11 miles17.6 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 11 miles17.7 km
- Minepit Wood Forest 11 miles17.8 km
- Hayden Wood Forest 11.3 miles18.2 km
- South Kent College - Ashford College 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Eastwell Park Estate 11.6 miles18.7 km