The village and civil parish of Headcorn lies in the district of Maidstone, in rural Kent, England. It retains a strong village feel with a compact high street, pubs, a primary school and historic buildings set among orchard and hop-growing countryside, giving a sense of the Weald’s long agricultural traditions.
One of the more distinctive features is Headcorn Aerodrome, a former Second World War airfield that now hosts light aviation and vintage flying events. The local economy mixes farming with small businesses and commuters to nearby towns, while active community groups, sports clubs and conservation-minded residents help keep the village’s social life lively and its historic character intact.
Postcode districts covering Headcorn
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 20.6 miles
- Maidstone 8.4 miles
- Gillingham 14.1 miles
- Chatham 13.8 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 15.6 miles
- Folkestone 23.6 miles
- Ashford 11 miles
- Canterbury 21.4 miles
- Gravesend 20.6 miles
- Sittingbourne 13.4 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 23.4 miles
- Tonbridge 15.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Headcorn Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Headcorn & Sutton Valence Ward 1.9 miles
- East Sutton Parish 2.4 miles
- Frittenden Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Ulcombe Built-up area 3 miles
- Smarden Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Weald North Ward 3.1 miles
- Staplehurst Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Sutton Valence Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Chartway Street Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Boughton Malherbe Parish 3.5 miles
- Biddenden Built-up area 3.8 miles
Example postcodes in Headcorn
TN27 9GG, TN27 9TG, TN27 9SW, TN27 9QF, TN12 0EB, TN27 9SP, TN27 9FL, TN27 9FY, TN27 9ST … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 27.9 miles
- London City Airport 33.8 miles
- Headcorn Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Staplehurst Railway Station 3.3 miles
Hotels near Headcorn Ad
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 4.8 miles
- Weald of Kent 3 1.5 miles
- Chilston Park Hotel 4 5 miles
- Who'd A Thought It 4 3 miles
- The Dog & Bear Hotel 6.1 miles
- The Star and Eagle Hotel 4 8.2 miles
- The George Hotel & Brasserie, Cranbrook 3 6.4 miles
- The Black Horse Inn 4 8.5 miles
- King Hotel Tenterden 5.5 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Tudor Park Country Club 4 6.9 miles
Schools in Headcorn
- Headcorn Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Boughton Place Estate 5.1 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 8.9 miles
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 9 miles
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 9.9 miles
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 10.1 miles
- Pulans Wood Forest 10.2 miles
- Hale Wood Forest 10.2 miles
- Minepit Wood Forest 10.2 miles
- South Kent College - Ashford College 10.4 miles
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 10.5 miles
- Hayden Wood Forest 10.5 miles
- Boxley Hills Hill 10.7 miles