Leeds is a small rural village and civil parish in the borough of Maidstone, in the county of Kent, England. Set in rolling countryside of orchards and arable fields a few miles from the county town, the parish is dominated by the island site of Leeds Castle, with grounds fed by the River Len and a landscape that still feels typically Kentish.
The castle - with origins in the 12th century, a period as a royal residence and later as a private estate - is the parish’s economic and cultural hub, attracting visitors, events and filming; its restored gardens and seasonal programmes help sustain local businesses and tourism. Away from the visitor hub there is a small residential community centred on the village and church, with local governance linked to the wider Maidstone borough.
Postcode districts covering Leeds
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Bexley 24.8 miles40 km
- Basildon 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Maidstone 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Gillingham 8.7 miles14 km
- Grays 20.2 miles32.4 km
- Chatham 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Ashford 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Dartford 21.7 miles34.8 km
- Canterbury 21 miles33.8 km
- Gravesend 15.6 miles25.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Leeds Built-up area 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Leeds & Langley Ward 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Langley Heath Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Broomfield and Kingswood Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Langley Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Otham Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Kingswood Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Hollingbourne Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Senacre Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Bearsted & Downswood Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Bearsted Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Chartway Street Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
Example postcodes in Leeds
ME17 1WP, ME17 1RE, ME17 1RG, ME17 1XS, ME17 1SP, ME17 1WL, ME17 1RY, ME17 1GZ, ME17 1RH … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 22.7 miles36.5 km
- London City Airport 29.7 miles47.8 km
- Hollingbourne Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Bearsted Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
Hotels near Leeds Ad
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 1.3 miles2.1 km
- The Black Horse Inn 4 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Tudor Park Country Club 4 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Chilston Park Hotel 4 5 miles8 km
- The Dog & Bear Hotel 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Weald of Kent 3 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Orida Maidstone Hotel 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Days Inn Maidstone 3 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Miller & Carter Maidstone by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.3 miles7 km
- Who'd A Thought It 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
Schools in Leeds
- Leeds and Broomfield C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Boughton Place Estate 3.8 miles6.2 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 5 miles8 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 5 miles8.1 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 9.6 miles15.5 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 9.9 miles16 km
- MidKent College - Medway College 10.5 miles16.8 km
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Hale Wood Forest 12.4 miles20 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 12.5 miles20.1 km