Nettlestead is a small rural village and civil parish in the Maidstone district of Kent, set among rolling farmland and orchards with a number of former gravel workings that have become lakes popular with anglers and wildlife. It retains a quietly rural atmosphere while being within easy reach of larger towns, so many residents commute for work but village life still revolves around farming, leisure and local community activities.
The settlement has medieval roots centred on the moated manor Nettlestead Place and the ancient parish church of St Mary’s, whose historic fabric is a visible reminder of the area’s past. Today Nettlestead mixes agricultural traditions with recreational uses of the lakes, conservation interests and a close‑knit social scene typical of Kentish villages.
Postcode districts covering Nettlestead
Most populated places nearby
- Bexley 19.1 miles
- Croydon 22.5 miles
- Basildon 22.9 miles
- Maidstone 5.5 miles
- Gillingham 12.1 miles
- Grays 17.4 miles
- Chatham 10.2 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 9 miles
- Ashford 21.5 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 24.8 miles
- Dartford 16.4 miles
- Gravesend 13.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wateringbury Built-up area 1.2 miles
- East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury Ward 1.2 miles
- Hale Street Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Yalding Built-up area 1.6 miles
- East Peckham Built-up area 1.7 miles
- West Farleigh Parish 1.9 miles
- Mereworth Built-up area 2 miles
- Teston Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Kings Hill Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Benover Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Coxheath & Farleigh Ward 2.6 miles
- Hunton Parish 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Nettlestead
ME18 5HN, ME18 5LG, ME18 5HR, ME18 5HT, ME18 5EN, ME18 5HG, ME18 5EP, ME18 5EL, ME18 5HU … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 23.8 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 25.8 miles
- Yalding Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Wateringbury Railway Station 1.2 miles
Hotels near Nettlestead Ad
- The Tickled Trout 4 2.3 miles
- Premier Inn Maidstone - A26/Wateringbury 3 1.5 miles
- Hamlet Larkfield Priory Hotel 3 4.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Maidstone-Sevenoaks 3.5 5.1 miles
- The King and Queen 3.8 miles
- The Farm House 4 3.9 miles
- The Carpenters Arms 4 4.1 miles
- Hamlet Hotels Maidstone 3 4.5 miles
- Sevenoaks / Maidstone 3 4.9 miles
- Travelodge Maidstone Central 3 5.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 2 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 4.7 miles
- Boughton Place Estate 5.9 miles
- University of Kent - Tonbridge University 6.5 miles
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 6.8 miles
- KCollege - Tonbridge College 6.9 miles
- Boxley Hills Hill 7.8 miles
- Hale Wood Forest 8 miles
- Pulans Wood Forest 8.1 miles
- Minepit Wood Forest 8.3 miles
- Hayden Wood Forest 8.4 miles
- Parsonage Wood Forest 8.7 miles