Staplehurst is a village and civil parish in the borough of Maidstone, in Kent, England, set in the rolling countryside of the Weald and straddling the valley of the River Beult. Its mix of farmland and fruit orchards reflects Kent’s "Garden of England" character, while a compact high street, village shops and pubs sit alongside more modern housing.
Well served by a railway station with regular services to London and Ashford, Staplehurst has a sizable commuter population but retains a strong local community, active clubs and village events. Notable locally is the Victorian parish church and the historical memory of the 1865 rail crash, in which Charles Dickens was involved; economically the area combines agriculture with a predominantly residential character.
Postcode districts covering Staplehurst
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 20 miles
- Maidstone 7.5 miles
- Gillingham 14.5 miles
- Grays 24 miles
- Chatham 13.7 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 12.2 miles
- Ashford 14.3 miles
- Dartford 24.1 miles
- Canterbury 24.8 miles
- Gravesend 19.5 miles
- Sittingbourne 15.4 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 22.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Staplehurst Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Marden Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Frittenden Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Cranbrook Common Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Curtisden Green Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Headcorn Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden Ward 3.7 miles
- Sissinghurst Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton Ward 3.7 miles
- Sutton Valence Built-up area 4 miles
- Chainhurst Built-up area 4.1 miles
- East Sutton Parish 4.2 miles
Example postcodes in Staplehurst
TN12 0FS, TN12 0QS, TN12 0ST, TN12 0NX, TN12 0LD, TN12 0RA, TN12 0DN, TN12 0EW, TN12 0NP … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 28.9 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 31.4 miles
- Staplehurst Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Marden Railway Station 2.5 miles
Hotels near Staplehurst Ad
- Weald of Kent Golf Course and Hotel 3 3.1 miles
- Winemaker's Pub 4 4.8 miles
- The George Hotel & Brasserie, Cranbrook 3 4.7 miles
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 5.2 miles
- The George Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- Who'd A Thought It 4 6.1 miles
- The Star And Eagle Hotel 4 5.1 miles
- The Tickled Trout 4 7.1 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Maidstone 3 7.7 miles
- Orida Maidstone 4 8.4 miles
Schools in Staplehurst
- Staplehurst School Primary
Local points of interest
- Boughton Place Estate 3.7 miles
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 6.2 miles
- Hale Wood Forest 6.9 miles
- Pulans Wood Forest 6.9 miles
- Minepit Wood Forest 6.9 miles
- Hayden Wood Forest 7.2 miles
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 7.4 miles
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 7.6 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 7.7 miles
- Parsonage Wood Forest 7.7 miles
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 7.9 miles
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 9.5 miles