The ward covers the neighbouring villages of Marden and Yalding in the borough of Maidstone, Kent, England, and is recognisably rural with a strong agricultural heritage - hop fields, orchards and market gardening remain important in the local landscape. Yalding sits where the River Medway meets the River Beult (and nearby River Teise), giving it a picturesque riverside character with timber-framed houses, an old bridge and a history tied to navigation and milling.
Economically it mixes small local businesses, farms and commuters travelling into Maidstone, while socially the villages have active community halls, fetes and volunteer groups. The rivers make the area popular for walking, fishing and canoeing, but also mean periodic flooding has shaped local priorities and led to ongoing community and engineering efforts around resilience and river management.
Postcode districts covering Marden & Yalding
Most populated places nearby
- Bexley 22.9 miles
- Hastings 22.6 miles
- Maidstone 5.7 miles
- Gillingham 13.2 miles
- Grays 20.7 miles
- Chatham 11.8 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 9.4 miles
- Ashford 18.2 miles
- Dartford 20.2 miles
- Gravesend 16.3 miles
- Sittingbourne 16 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 24.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Collier Street Parish 0.7 miles
- Chainhurst Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Benover Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Hunton Parish 1.9 miles
- Marden Built-up area 2 miles
- Yalding Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Linton Parish 2.4 miles
- Pearson's Green Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Coxheath Built-up area 3 miles
- Coxheath & Farleigh Ward 3.2 miles
- Loose & Linton Ward 3.2 miles
- Paddock Wood Built-up area 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Marden & Yalding
TN12 9JP, TN12 9EB, TN12 9RS, ME15 0RS, TN12 9NH, ME18 5HT, ME18 6AD, TN12 9HA, TN12 9TP … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 27.7 miles
- London Southend Airport 27.8 miles
- Marden Railway Station 2 miles
- Beltring Railway Station 2.5 miles
Hotels near Marden & Yalding Ad
- The Tickled Trout 4 3.6 miles
- Premier Inn Maidstone - A26/Wateringbury 3 4.4 miles
- Orida Maidstone 4 7.1 miles
- Weald of Kent Golf Course and Hotel 3 6.2 miles
- Travelodge Maidstone Central 3 5.9 miles
- Winemaker's Pub 4 5.7 miles
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 5.9 miles
- Premier Inn Maidstone Town Centre 3 5.6 miles
- RBS Hotel, Rochester 3 5.7 miles
- Village Hotel Maidstone 3 7.2 miles
Schools in Marden & Yalding
- Hunton C of E Primary School Primary
- Laddingford St Mary's C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Leigh Academy Marden Primary
- St Margaret's, Collier Street C of E Voluntary Controlled School Primary
- The Quest School Independent - special
- Yalding, St Peter and St Paul C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 1.9 miles
- Boughton Place Estate 3.3 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 5.4 miles
- Hale Wood Forest 5.8 miles
- Pulans Wood Forest 5.9 miles
- Minepit Wood Forest 6 miles
- Hayden Wood Forest 6.2 miles
- Parsonage Wood Forest 6.7 miles
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 7 miles
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 7.6 miles
- Bayham Abbey Estate 8.3 miles
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 8.3 miles