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 miles30.7 km
- Croydon 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Basildon 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Maidstone 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Gillingham 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Grays 17.4 miles27.9 km
- Chatham 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 9 miles14.5 km
- Ashford 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Barking and Dagenham 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Dartford 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Gravesend 13.1 miles21.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Wateringbury Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Hale Street Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Yalding Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- East Peckham Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- West Farleigh Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Mereworth Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Teston Built-up area 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Kings Hill Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Benover Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Coxheath & Farleigh Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Hunton Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Nettlestead
ME18 5EL, ME18 5EZ, ME18 5HU, ME18 5GA, ME18 5EW, ME18 5ER, ME18 5HD, ME18 5EP, ME18 5EH … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 23.8 miles38.3 km
- London Gatwick Airport 25.8 miles41.4 km
- Yalding Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Wateringbury Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
Hotels near Nettlestead Ad
- The Carpenters Arms 4 4.1 miles6.7 km
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Farm House 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Holiday Inn Maidstone-Sevenoaks 4 5.1 miles8.3 km
- The Black Horse Inn 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Miller & Carter Maidstone by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5.9 miles9.4 km
- The Star and Eagle Hotel 4 9 miles14.4 km
- Orida Maidstone Hotel 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Tudor Park Country Club 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Royal Wells Hotel 3 9.4 miles15.2 km
Local points of interest
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 2 miles3.2 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Boughton Place Estate 5.9 miles9.4 km
- University of Kent - Tonbridge University 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 6.8 miles11 km
- KCollege - Tonbridge College 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Hale Wood Forest 8 miles12.8 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Minepit Wood Forest 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Hayden Wood Forest 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Parsonage Wood Forest 8.7 miles14 km