Charing
Charing is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, in south-east England. It includes the settlements of Charing Heath and Westwell Leacon. It is located at the foot of the North Downs and reaches up to the escarpment.
| Charing | |
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Charing High Street, c. 1905 | |
Charing Location within Kent | |
| Area | 24.9 km2 (9.6 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,766 (Civil Parish 2011) |
| • Density | 111/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TQ953494 |
| District | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Ashford |
| Postcode district | TN27 |
| Dialling code | 01233 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
The Pilgrims' Way, the M20 motorway and Charing railway station (between London Victoria and Ashford International via Maidstone) serve the parish.
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