Great Chart with Singleton
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Great Chart with Singleton is a civil parish
in the Ashford
District of Kent
, England
. The parish is split between the ancient village of Great Chart
and the modern Singleton
housing development.
The village of Great Chart is located on western outskirts of Ashford
town, about two miles (3.2km) from the town centre.
The medieval parish church is dedicated to St Mary; there is also St John‘s Methodist church..
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
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The parish is split between the ancient village of Great Chart
Great Chart
Great Chart is a village in civil parish of Great Chart with Singleton in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The parish is split between the ancient village of Great Chart and the modern Singleton housing development, which is part of the western outskirts of Ashford...
and the modern Singleton
Singleton, Kent
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....
housing development.
The village of Great Chart is located on western outskirts 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, about two miles (3.2km) from the town centre.
The medieval parish church is dedicated to St Mary; there is also St John‘s Methodist church..