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The Leacon Kent Map

Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Ashford · Region: South East

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Place	The Leacon
Traditional County	Kent
District / Borough	Ashford
Region	South East
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.061781
Longitude	0.832819
Place Type	Hamlet

About The Leacon

The Leacon unfolds as a quiet pause in the topography of Kent, where the land stretches out in low, disciplined geometries of field and hedgerow. It lies 6.2 miles south-south-west of Ashford (from Ashford: bearing 196°T, OS grid TQ 985 329), and is situated north-west of Warehorne village. A soft, silver light frequently clings to the watercourses here, most notably where the Horsemarsh Sewer carves its slender, persistent path through the damp earth just to the west. The Leacon maintains a profound stillness that seems to absorb the passage of the seasons, leaving the ancient, flat fields to hold their own counsel. To the south, the historical weight of the Royal Military Canal marks the landscape with a deliberate, defensive line that has long since surrendered to the encroaching reeds and quiet reflection. The air carries the scent of turned soil and distant, salt-tinged breezes that drift across the expanse of the Weald. Between the shadows of the trees and the open sky, the horizon feels vast, stripped of artifice and defined by the simple, enduring lines of the horizon. This corner of the world remains defined by the slow, rhythmic pulse of the seasons rather than the clamour of modernity.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Horsemarsh Sewer (River) — 0.5 mi, 240° WSW
Royal Military Canal, Kenardington Bridge To Warehorne Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 181° S · 8 ha
Speringbrook Sewer (River) — 0.8 mi, 065° ENE
Hamstreet Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 1.0 mi, 083° E
Orlestone Forest Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.2 mi, 359° N · 348 ha
Cotton Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 086° E
Ham Street Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 057° ENE · 175 ha
Bourne Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.7 mi, 057° ENE
Rare Breeds Centre (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 297° WNW
Domestic Chapel At Horne'S Place (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 234° SW
Part Of The Rhee Wall, A Medieval Canal, At Snargate (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 185° S · 5 ha
Herne Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.9 mi, 077° ENE
Countryfields Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.1 mi, 072° ENE
Woodchurch Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 296° WNW
Bilsington Monument (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 078° ENE
Hookstead Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.6 mi, 034° NE
Romney Marsh Wartime Collection (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 160° SSE
Brenzett Aeronautical Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 161° SSE
Bridgefield Park (Park) — 4.1 mi, 035° NE
Kingsnorth Community Orchard (Park) — 4.1 mi, 022° NNE
Singleton Environment Centre (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 002° N
Tilder Gill (Valley) — 5.6 mi, 267° W
Woolpack Fleet (Wetland) — 5.6 mi, 180° S
Singleton Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.7 mi, 007° N
Hope Church of All Saints (Historic Ruins) — 5.9 mi, 141° SE
Smallhythe Place (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 254° WSW
The Ashford Cinema (Cinema) — 6.1 mi, 015° NNE
Ashford Borough Museum (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 016° NNE
The Tank (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 015° NNE
Town Hall (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 274° W

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