Brabourne
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Brabourne is a village and civil parish
in the Ashford
district of Kent
, England
. The village centre is just under five miles east of Ashford
town centre.
The centre of the modern village of Brabourne is the Five Bells pub, which overlooks the village green. The original village grew up some way to the east of the pub, around the ancient village church; this area is now sometimes referred to as East Brabourne. The original village has been outgrown by Brabourne Lees
, a development of former pasture land to the south near the A20 and M20 roads. The western part of the parish is a rural area with scattered farms but no major centres of population.
The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Blessed Virgin; there is also a Zion Strict Baptist
Chapel in Brabourne Lees. The church of St. Mary is an ancient building of stone, in the Norman and Early English styles, and has a tower which was restored in 1923-4, containing 6 bells. There are numerous monuments to the Scott family, some brasses and several stained windows, one of which contains very early glass; the church affords seating for 200.
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 Ashford
Ashford (borough)
Ashford is a local government district and borough in Kent, England. Its council is based in the town of Ashford.The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Tenterden with Ashford urban district, and the East Ashford, West Ashford and Tenterden Rural Districts...
district of Kent
Kent
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, England
England
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. The village centre is just under five miles east of Ashford
Ashford, Kent
Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. In 2005 it was voted the fourth best place to live in the United Kingdom. It lies on the Great Stour river, the M20 motorway, and the South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways. Its agricultural market is one of the most...
town centre.
The centre of the modern village of Brabourne is the Five Bells pub, which overlooks the village green. The original village grew up some way to the east of the pub, around the ancient village church; this area is now sometimes referred to as East Brabourne. The original village has been outgrown by Brabourne Lees
Brabourne Lees
Brabourne Lees is a village in the civil parish of Brabourne, within the Ashford borough of Kent in southeast England. The village is just under east of Ashford town centre itself geographically. By road this is a journey of about ....
, a development of former pasture land to the south near the A20 and M20 roads. The western part of the parish is a rural area with scattered farms but no major centres of population.
The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Blessed Virgin; there is also a Zion Strict Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
Chapel in Brabourne Lees. The church of St. Mary is an ancient building of stone, in the Norman and Early English styles, and has a tower which was restored in 1923-4, containing 6 bells. There are numerous monuments to the Scott family, some brasses and several stained windows, one of which contains very early glass; the church affords seating for 200.