Marlpit Kent Map

About Marlpit

Marlpit, a quiet hamlet within the Maidstone district of Kent, holds a gentle presence in the South East region of England. It lies 5.4 km south-south-east of Maidstone (from Maidstone: bearing 156°T, OS grid TQ 782 507), and is situated west-north-west of Chart Sutton village. The land around Marlpit rolls softly, a landscape shaped by centuries of cultivation, where the morning mist often hangs like a veil over the fields, lending a certain ethereal beauty to the waking hours. The air here carries the faint, honest scent of damp earth and distant hedgerows, a perfume that speaks of slow growth and the turning of seasons. While no grand monuments define Marlpit, its charm resides in its understated simplicity, in the quietude of its lanes where sunlight filters through the leaves of ancient trees, casting shifting patterns on the worn track. The gentle rise and fall of the terrain offers glimpses of distant, verdant valleys, a constant reminder of the fertile heart of Kent.

About This Marlpit Map Page

Explore Marlpit, 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: 51.228213, 0.551842. 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.