Egerton, Kent
| Egerton | |
 Egerton village sign |
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  Egerton Egerton shown within Kent | |
| Population | 1,104 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | TQ907474 |
| Civil parish | Egerton |
| District | Ashford |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TONBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | TN27 |
| Dialling code | 01233 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Ashford |
Egerton is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The village is located on the Greensand Ridge 9 miles (14.4 km) north of Ashford. The parish is a scattered rural one; the settlement of Stonebridge Green, adjacent to Egerton, is also in the parish.
The 13th-century parish church is dedicated to Saint James. Other facilities in the village include the George pub, the Millennium Hall, the village stores, a games barn, cricket and football pitches, an internet cafe and a primary school. The old bakers in Egerton, Buckle's, was featured on the 1990s television programme The Darling Buds of May.
Egerton also contains many listed properties such as Egerton House, St. James Church and a tumulus.
Children from the village's primary school, Egerton Church of England Primary School, walk to St. James's Church every Thursday to have an assembly together. In the 2013-2014 school year, four headteachers inspected the school.
References
- ↑ Ashford Borough Council Census 2001
External links
Media related to Egerton, Kent at Wikimedia Commons
- Egerton parish website including map and history
- Badger Bushcraft, survival, primitive technology and nature-based learning
- The Green Wicket Animal Sanctuary, a registered charity for the welfare, rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing of animals
- Egerton Free Church, a local village church
- Egerton Church of England Primary School
