Headcorn is a village and civil parish in the borough of Maidstone, in Kent, England, sitting in the rolling farmland of the Weald. It has a compact historic centre with a parish church, a couple of pubs, village shops and a primary school, and still shows the agricultural character of the area with hop fields and arable farms nearby.
The village is perhaps best known locally for Headcorn Aerodrome, which began life as a wartime airfield and today hosts light aviation, flying clubs and occasional vintage aircraft events. Economically it combines farming and local businesses with a significant commuter population thanks to good road and rail links to nearby towns such as Maidstone and Ashford, giving it a mix of rural charm and everyday practicality.
Postcode districts covering Headcorn
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 20.5 miles33.1 km
- Maidstone 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Gillingham 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Chatham 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Folkestone 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Ashford 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Canterbury 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Gravesend 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Sittingbourne 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Bexhill-on-Sea 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Tonbridge 15.2 miles24.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Headcorn & Sutton Valence Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Frittenden Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- East Sutton Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Smarden Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Weald North Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Ulcombe Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Staplehurst Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Boughton Malherbe Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Sutton Valence Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Chartway Street Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Biddenden Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Kingswood Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in Headcorn
TN27 9FP, TN27 9BF, TN27 9QA, TN27 9SN, TN27 9SD, TN27 9DF, TN27 9TP, TN27 9QQ, TN27 9RB … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 27.9 miles44.9 km
- London City Airport 33.9 miles54.5 km
- Headcorn Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Staplehurst Railway Station 3.4 miles5.4 km
Hotels near Headcorn Ad
- Weald of Kent 3 1.6 miles2.5 km
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Chilston Park Hotel 4 5 miles8 km
- Who'd A Thought It 4 3 miles4.8 km
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Dog & Bear Hotel 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Star and Eagle Hotel 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
- The George Hotel & Brasserie, Cranbrook 3 6.5 miles10.4 km
- The Black Horse Inn 4 8.5 miles13.8 km
- King Hotel Tenterden 5.4 miles8.7 km
Schools in Headcorn
- Headcorn Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Boughton Place Estate 5.2 miles8.4 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 9 miles14.4 km
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 10 miles16.1 km
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Hale Wood Forest 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Minepit Wood Forest 10.3 miles16.6 km
- South Kent College - Ashford College 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Hayden Wood Forest 10.6 miles17 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 10.7 miles17.3 km