Staplehurst is a largely rural, commuter-focused ward in the borough of Maidstone, county of Kent in south-east England. The ward centres on the village of the same name, with a railway station offering regular services into London, and is surrounded by rolling agricultural land and the meandering River Beult, which contributes to the area's green, lowland character.
Locally the ward has a historic high street with some timber-framed buildings, a busy village community with shops, pubs and schools, and a noticeable agricultural heritage from hop and fruit growing. The area also carries historical interest - most famously the 1865 rail crash that involved Charles Dickens - and benefits from pockets of ecological and conservation value along the river and neighbouring countryside.
Postcode districts covering Staplehurst
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 20 miles32.1 km
- Maidstone 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Gillingham 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Grays 24 miles38.7 km
- Chatham 13.7 miles22 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Ashford 14.3 miles23 km
- Dartford 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Canterbury 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Gravesend 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Sittingbourne 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Bexhill-on-Sea 22.2 miles35.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Staplehurst Built-up area 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Marden Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Frittenden Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Cranbrook Common Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Curtisden Green Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Headcorn Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden Ward 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Sissinghurst Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton Ward 3.7 miles6 km
- Sutton Valence Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
- Chainhurst Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
- East Sutton Parish 4.2 miles6.8 km
Example postcodes in Staplehurst
TN12 0RX, TN12 0LL, TN12 0LU, TN12 0DA, TN12 0HB, TN12 0QF, TN12 0AS, TN12 0ET, TN12 0AY … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 28.9 miles46.5 km
- London Gatwick Airport 31.4 miles50.6 km
- Staplehurst Railway Station 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Marden Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
Hotels near Staplehurst Ad
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 5.2 miles8.3 km
- The Star and Eagle Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Weald of Kent 3 3 miles4.9 km
- The George Hotel & Brasserie, Cranbrook 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 8 miles12.9 km
- The Black Horse Inn 4 9 miles14.5 km
- Chilston Park Hotel 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Tudor Park Country Club 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Who'd A Thought It 4 6.1 miles9.7 km
- The Print House Inn 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
Schools in Staplehurst
- Staplehurst School Primary
Local points of interest
- Boughton Place Estate 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Hale Wood Forest 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Minepit Wood Forest 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Hayden Wood Forest 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 7.6 miles12.3 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Parsonage Wood Forest 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 9.5 miles15.2 km