Barming
Encyclopedia
Barming is a civil parish
in the Maidstone
District of Kent
, England
. It lies to the west of Maidstone
, the county town, and had a population of 2234 persons (2001 census). The eastern end of the parish is part of the built-up area of Maidstone, although the remainder is much more rural. The River Medway
is the southern boundary of the parish.
Barming is mentioned in the Domesday Book
, and was then described as being divided into East and West; the latter being known as Little Barming, and having its own church until the 16th century.
Barming Primary School dates back to 1854 but is not now located on the original site.
, on the London /Maidstone/ Ashford route, was opened with the line on 1 June 1874 but is not actually located in the parish. It lies 1 mile to the north and is in the neighbouring borough of Tonbridge and Malling
.
The railway station named East Farleigh
lies in Barming parish, at the extreme southern boundary adjacent to the River Medway. This is on the scenic Medway Valley Line
linking Strood
, Maidstone and Paddock Wood
.
The A26 road
crosses the parish. Local bus services are provided by Arriva Kent & Sussex and Nu-Venture
.
Surrounded by peace and tranquility the church was built in the Norman period (12th Century) and has a characteristic triangle of east windows and a tower in the perpendicular style has been added. The Church is Grade II* listed and some of the gravestones are Grade I. Amongst many interesting items that you can see are three bench ends made in Germany in 1300. Inside the churchyard is a mounting block - four stone steps built in the 19th century to help riders to mount their horses.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Maidstone
Maidstone (borough)
Maidstone is a local government district with borough status in Kent, England. Its administrative centre is Maidstone which is also the County town of Kent...
District of Kent
Kent
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, England
England
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. It lies to the west of Maidstone
Maidstone
Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural...
, the county town, and had a population of 2234 persons (2001 census). The eastern end of the parish is part of the built-up area of Maidstone, although the remainder is much more rural. The River Medway
River Medway
The River Medway, which is almost entirely in Kent, England, flows for from just inside the West Sussex border to the point where it enters the Thames Estuary....
is the southern boundary of the parish.
Barming is mentioned in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
, and was then described as being divided into East and West; the latter being known as Little Barming, and having its own church until the 16th century.
Barming Primary School dates back to 1854 but is not now located on the original site.
Transport
Barming railway stationBarming railway station
Barming railway station is located in Tonbridge and Malling Borough, west of Maidstone in Kent and some considerable distance from Barming, which lies to the south...
, on the London /Maidstone/ Ashford route, was opened with the line on 1 June 1874 but is not actually located in the parish. It lies 1 mile to the north and is in the neighbouring borough of Tonbridge and Malling
Tonbridge and Malling
Tonbridge and Malling is a local government district and borough in the English county of Kent.Tonbridge and Malling borough covers an area from the North Downs at Burham and Snodland in the north to the town of Tonbridge in the south...
.
The railway station named East Farleigh
East Farleigh railway station
East Farleigh railway station is located to the south-west of Maidstone, Kent, on the Medway Valley Line. Although closer to the village of East Farleigh, on the opposite bank of the River Medway, the station is actually located in Barming Parish...
lies in Barming parish, at the extreme southern boundary adjacent to the River Medway. This is on the scenic Medway Valley Line
Medway Valley Line
The Medway Valley Line is the name given to the railway line linking and the Medway Towns with and onward to , and London St Pancras International...
linking Strood
Strood
Strood is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is part of the ceremonial county of Kent. It lies on the north west bank of the River Medway at its lowest bridging point, and is part of the Rochester post town....
, Maidstone and Paddock Wood
Paddock Wood
Paddock Wood is a small town and civil parish in the Borough of Tunbridge Wells and county of Kent in England, about southwest of Maidstone. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 8,263, and is the centre for hop growing in Kent.-History:...
.
The A26 road
A26 road
For the road in Northern Ireland see A26 road The A26 road is one of the three cross-country two-digit numbered roads in the southeast of England, the others being the A25 road and A27 road. It carries traffic from Maidstone in Kent in a generally south-westerly direction to Tunbridge Wells and...
crosses the parish. Local bus services are provided by Arriva Kent & Sussex and Nu-Venture
Nu-Venture
Nu-Venture Coaches Ltd is an Aylesford, Kent-based bus company. Established in 1960s as a coach company, Nu-Venture once operated coach tour holidays all over Europe, and, in the 1980s, a London commuter service, but coach hire activities ceased in 2010....
.
St. Margaret's Church