Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Maidstone · Region: South East
Explore Upper Fant, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Upper Fant map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Upper Fant |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Maidstone |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.266344 |
| Longitude | 0.501155 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Upper Fant retains a quiet, residential composure that keeps the frantic pulse of the nearby county town at a respectful distance. It lies 1.0 miles west-south-west of Maidstone (from Maidstone: bearing 241°T, OS grid TQ 745 548). The streets here follow the gentle rise of the land, where the brickwork of Victorian terraces catches the low, slanted light of late afternoon. Residents often walk toward the river valleys, crossing paths that lead eventually to the verdant expanse of Hayle Park Nature Reserve, where the grass grows tall and untroubled. The air in Upper Fant carries the faint, damp scent of the nearby waterways, a reminder of the proximity to the historic river crossings that once defined the regional trade. Beyond the suburban borders, the skyline is marked by the distant, grey silhouette of The Archbishop's Palace, which anchors the view toward the east. This proximity allows Upper Fant to balance its domestic privacy with the weight of centuries-old landmarks that stand just a mile away. On quiet evenings, the sound of the town seems to dissolve into the rustle of trees, leaving behind only the steady, rhythmic hum of a place that values its own stillness.
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Explore Upper Fant, 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: 51.266344, 0.501155. 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 | August 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. |