Singleton, Kent

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Singleton
Singleton shown within Kent
Population	4206^[1] (Parish)
OS grid reference	TQ987413
Parish	Great Chart with Singleton
District	Ashford
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TONBRIDGE
Postcode district	TN23
Dialling code	01233
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
European Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Ashford
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Coordinates: 51°08′27″N 0°50′14″E / 51.1409, 0.8372

Singleton is a suburb of Ashford in Kent, South East England, created as an area of new houses, started in the 1980s.

Ashford Green Corridor, a Local Nature Reserve, includes Singleton Lake, a man made fishing lake in the area.

Singleton Environment Centre ^[2]opened in June 2008 and provides a full and imaginative programme of activities catering for people of all ages from both the local community and visitors to Ashford.

Activities include environmental, conservation and educational activities, fitness classes, holistic health treatments, arts and entertainment and community events.

The centre serves as a local attraction and environmental education resource for local primary schools and a growing number of environmental groups and projects in the borough of Ashford.