Boughton under Blean is a village and civil parish in the district of Swale, in Kent, England, situated on the lower slopes of the North Downs beside the A2 (the old Roman Watling Street) between Faversham and Canterbury. Its history reaches back to the Domesday Book and the parish long served as a stopping point for travellers to Canterbury, with historic lanes, a notable parish church and links to the medieval Pilgrim's Way.
Today the area remains largely rural, with agriculture and commuter links into nearby towns supporting the local economy, while a tight-knit village community gathers around traditional pubs, a village hall and occasional local events. The neighbouring Blean Woods national nature reserve and the rolling Downs make the parish popular with walkers and nature lovers and give it a strong sense of place within Kent.
Postcode districts covering Boughton under Blean
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Maidstone 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Gillingham 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Chatham 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Folkestone 17 miles27.3 km
- Ashford 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Margate 19 miles30.6 km
- Canterbury 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Sittingbourne 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Dover 19 miles30.6 km
- Ramsgate 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Canvey Island 22.7 miles36.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Boughton and Courtenay Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Boughton under Blean Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Selling Parish 1 mile1.7 km
- Dunkirk Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Hernhill Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Graveney with Goodnestone Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Sheldwich Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Watling Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Abbey Ward 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Faversham Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Old Wives Lees Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Waterham Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Boughton under Blean
ME13 9BB, ME13 9SL, ME13 9BN, ME13 9AN, ME13 9AJ, ME13 9TE, ME13 9NF, ME13 9NG, ME13 9AD … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 22 miles35.4 km
- London City Airport 40.8 miles65.7 km
- Selling Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Faversham Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
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Schools in Boughton under Blean
- Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- University of Kent University 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Dane John Gardens Gardens 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Whitstable Harbour Harbour 6.3 miles10.2 km
- IFS School of Finance College 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Canterbury College College 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University University 6.6 miles10.7 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Canterbury University 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Hadlow College - Canterbury College 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Eastwell Park Estate 7.2 miles11.7 km
- Central Beach Beach 7.7 miles12.3 km
- South Kent College - Ashford College 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Broome Park Estate 12.4 miles19.9 km