Boughton Lees

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Boughton Lees
Boughton Lees (Kent)
Boughton Lees

Boughton Lees shown within Kent
Population 1099 (Parish)
OS grid reference TR025475
Parish Boughton Aluph and Eastwell
District Ashford
Shire county Kent
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TONBRIDGE
Postcode district TN25
Dialling code 01233
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
European Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Ashford
List of places: UKEnglandKent

Coordinates: 51°11′58″N 0°54′50″E / 51.1993, 0.9138

Boughton Lees is a village in the civil parish of Boughton Aluph and Eastwell, Ashford District, Kent, England. It stands on the main Ashford-Faversham road, some 3.5 miles (5.6km) north of Ashford.

The village church is dedicated to All Saints and is the venue for the Stour Music Festival. Cricket has been played on the village green, The Lees, for over 250 years.

The Eastwell Manor, a country-house hotel, is situated on the edge of the village.