Boughton under Blean is a small village in the district of Swale in Kent, England, straddling the line of the old Roman road (the A2) between Faversham and Canterbury. Its name reflects its situation beneath the wooded high ground of the nearby Blean Woods, an area of ancient woodland and good walking country that forms an important local landscape feature.
The settlement retains a distinctly historic and rural character, with older timber‑framed and brick buildings and a medieval parish church, and its past was shaped by coaching and agricultural trade along the A2. Today Boughton under Blean combines village life - a pub, village hall and local events - with a mixed economy of small businesses, farming and commuters who travel to nearby towns, while the surrounding woods and lanes make it popular with walkers and wildlife enthusiasts.
Postcode districts covering Boughton under Blean
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 20.5 miles33 km
- Maidstone 19 miles30.5 km
- Gillingham 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Chatham 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Folkestone 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Ashford 11.2 miles18 km
- Margate 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Canterbury 6 miles9.6 km
- Sittingbourne 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Dover 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Ramsgate 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Canvey Island 23 miles37 km
Neighbouring places
- Boughton and Courtenay Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Dunkirk Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Hernhill Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Selling Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Graveney with Goodnestone Parish 2 miles3.1 km
- Waterham Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Old Wives Lees Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Yorkletts Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Abbey Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Sheldwich Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Watling Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Faversham Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Boughton under Blean
ME13 9AG, ME13 9BJ, ME13 9FB, ME13 9AP, ME13 9SL, ME13 9AD, ME13 9TL, ME13 9AS, ME13 9TA … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 22.1 miles35.6 km
- London City Airport 41.4 miles66.7 km
- Selling Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Faversham Railway Station 3 miles4.8 km
Hotels near Boughton under Blean Ad
- The White Horse 4 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Cave Hotel & Golf Resort 0.6 miles1 km
- The Crescent Turner Hotel 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- The Quay 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Number 8 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Canterbury 3 2.5 miles4 km
- Duke of Cumberland 4 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Hampton by Hilton Canterbury 3 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Howfield Manor Hotel 3 4 miles6.4 km
- The Victoria Hotel 3 4.7 miles7.6 km
Schools in Boughton under Blean
- Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- University of Kent University 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Dane John Gardens Gardens 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Whitstable Harbour Harbour 5.6 miles9 km
- IFS School of Finance College 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University University 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Canterbury College College 5.9 miles9.5 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Canterbury University 6 miles9.7 km
- Hadlow College - Canterbury College 6.2 miles10 km
- Central Beach Beach 7.4 miles12 km
- Eastwell Park Estate 7.9 miles12.6 km
- South Kent College - Ashford College 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Broome Park Estate 12 miles19.3 km