Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Maidstone · Region: South East
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| Place | Chainhurst |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Maidstone |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.202453 |
| Longitude | 0.475760 |
| Place Type | Village |
Chainhurst rests in Kent, a quiet hamlet where the land breathes with a soft, green sigh. It lies 6.5 km east-north-east of Paddock Wood (from Paddock Wood: bearing 69°T, OS grid TQ 730 477), and is situated south-south-east of Hunton village. The hedgerows here, thick with the scent of hawthorn in bloom, seem to guard secrets of centuries past, their branches a tangled calligraphy against the sky. This corner of the Maidstone district, far from the clamour of cities, is a place where the light often falls in long, golden shafts through ancient woodland, illuminating the moss-covered trunks of trees. The fields around Chainhurst unfurl in gentle slopes, their rich soil promising bounty, a continuity of cultivation stretching back through generations. Even the silence here feels textured, broken only by the distant bleating of sheep or the sharp call of a pheasant.
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Explore Chainhurst, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.202453, 0.475760. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |