Mereworth
Built-up area in Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England
| Coordinates: | 51.26, 0.373 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 65 53 |
| Dialling code: | 01622 (Maidstone) |
Mereworth is a small rural village and civil parish in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, set in the gently rolling farmland typical of the county. It sits within easy reach of Maidstone and has good transport links that make commuting to larger towns and even London feasible, while retaining a quiet, village feel of lanes, hedgerows and orchards.
The village is dominated by the historic estate centred on Mereworth Castle, an 18th‑century Palladian country house whose parkland and avenues shape much of the local landscape. The community is small and largely residential, with agriculture and estate-related activity still important; socially it retains traditional village ties through parish events and the surrounding countryside provides popular walking routes for locals and visitors interested in Kentish rural heritage.
Postcode districts covering Mereworth
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 25 miles40.2 km
- Bexley 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Sutton 24.9 miles40 km
- Croydon 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Basildon 21.5 miles34.7 km
- Maidstone 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Gillingham 11.8 miles19 km
- Grays 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Chatham 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Ashford 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Barking and Dagenham 22.8 miles36.8 km
Neighbouring places
- East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- West Peckham Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Kings Hill Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Nettlestead Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- East Malling, West Malling & Offham Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Offham Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Wateringbury Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Crouch Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- West Malling Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Platt Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Bourne Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Hadlow Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Mereworth
ME18 5NA, ME18 5LT, ME18 5LQ, ME18 5NG, ME18 5QB, ME18 5LS, ME18 5LY, ME18 5NB, ME18 5NE … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 21.8 miles35 km
- London Gatwick Airport 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Wateringbury Railway Station 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Yalding Railway Station 2.9 miles4.7 km
Hotels near Mereworth Ad
- The Carpenters Arms 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Holiday Inn Maidstone-Sevenoaks 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- The Farm House 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 9.3 miles15 km
- The Black Horse Inn 4 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Miller & Carter Maidstone by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Brandshatch Place Hotel & Spa 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Orida Maidstone Hotel 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Hamlet Hotels Maidstone 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Royal Wells Hotel 3 10 miles16.1 km
Schools in Mereworth
- Mereworth Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 4 miles6.4 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 5.5 miles8.8 km
- University of Kent - Tonbridge University 6.4 miles10.4 km
- KCollege - Tonbridge College 6.9 miles11 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Boughton Place Estate 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Brands Hatch Recreation 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University - Salomons University 9.3 miles15 km
- Hale Wood Forest 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Pulans Wood Forest 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Shoreham Aircraft Museum Museum 9.8 miles15.8 km