Wateringbury
Built-up area in Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England
| Coordinates: | 51.251, 0.42 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 68 52 |
| Population: | 2,396 |
| Dialling code: | 01622 (Maidstone) |
Wateringbury is a village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, set on the banks of the River Medway a few miles west of Maidstone. It has medieval roots and a distinctly rural character; the local landscape and built environment still reflect a past centred on hop growing and orchards, with oast houses and several listed buildings hinting at its agricultural heritage.
Today Wateringbury is a small riverside community with a mix of commuters and long‑standing residents, modest local businesses and active community groups. The village is served by a station on the Medway Valley Line, which keeps it well connected, and social life tends to centre on the church, village hall and pub, while the river and surrounding countryside are popular with walkers and heritage visitors.
Postcode districts covering Wateringbury
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 24.4 miles
- Bexley 18.8 miles
- Croydon 22.9 miles
- Basildon 21.9 miles
- Maidstone 4.5 miles
- Gillingham 10.9 miles
- Grays 16.6 miles
- Chatham 9 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 10.2 miles
- Ashford 21 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 24.4 miles
- Dartford 16.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Teston Built-up area 1 mile
- West Farleigh Parish 1.1 miles
- Nettlestead Parish 1.2 miles
- Kings Hill Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Yalding Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Coxheath & Farleigh Ward 1.9 miles
- Barming Heath & Teston Ward 1.9 miles
- Mereworth Built-up area 2.2 miles
- East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury Ward 2.2 miles
- Barming Parish 2.3 miles
- Hale Street Built-up area 2.4 miles
- East Malling, West Malling & Offham Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Wateringbury
ME18 5RP, ME18 5NH, ME18 5PG, ME18 5DL, ME18 5RS, ME18 5NQ, ME18 5EB, ME18 5GA, ME18 5DU … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 23.6 miles
- London Southend Airport 25.1 miles
- Wateringbury Railway Station 0.1 miles
- Yalding Railway Station 1.7 miles
Hotels near Wateringbury Ad
- Premier Inn Maidstone - A26/Wateringbury 3 0.3 miles
- The Tickled Trout 4 1.4 miles
- Hamlet Larkfield Priory Hotel 3 3.4 miles
- The King and Queen 2.7 miles
- The Farm House 4 3 miles
- Holiday Inn Maidstone-Sevenoaks 3.5 4.9 miles
- Hamlet Hotels Maidstone 3 3.5 miles
- Premier Inn Maidstone - Allington 3 4 miles
- Travelodge Maidstone Central 3 4.5 miles
- Orida Maidstone 4 5.9 miles
Schools in Wateringbury
- Wateringbury C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 2.5 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 3.6 miles
- Boughton Place Estate 5.4 miles
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 5.7 miles
- Boxley Hills Hill 6.6 miles
- University of Kent - Tonbridge University 7.6 miles
- KCollege - Tonbridge College 8 miles
- Hale Wood Forest 8.9 miles
- Pulans Wood Forest 9 miles
- Minepit Wood Forest 9.3 miles
- Hayden Wood Forest 9.4 miles
- Parsonage Wood Forest 9.7 miles