Hollingbourne
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Hollingbourne is a village and civil parish in the Maidstone
District of Kent
, England
. The parish is located on the southward slope of the North Downs
to the east of the county town, Maidstone
. The parish population is almost 1000 persons and includes Hollingbourne village as well as Broad Street and Eyehorne Street.
The village is four miles (6.4 km) from Maidstone. Its church is dedicated to All Saints. Within the church are many monuments to the Culpeper
family, who have lived in the village for many generations. All Saints is best-known for the centuries-old 'Culpeper cloth,' sometimes described as an altar cloth (although it is probably too large to have served that function), said to have been embroidered by the four daughters of Sir John Culpeper, Lord of Greenway Court.
Hollingbourne railway station
, on the Maidstone-Ashford line, serves the village. There is also a bus connecting Hollingbourne to Maidstone.
Having suffered the construction of the M20 motorway
and the High Speed 1 rail link in recent years (both of which run immediately adjacent to the historic village), residents in 2007 joined forces with the neighbouring village of Bearsted, in voicing their objections to the proposed Kent International Gateway
development. The plans have now been rejected by the government. Maidstone services
lie within the parish on the north side of the motorway.
Hollingbourne Manor
, a former home of members of the Culpeper family, is a Grade I listed Elizabethan manor house, located at the foot of Hollingbourne Hill.
The North Downs Way
National Trail passes through the village, as does the Pilgrims' Way
, an ancient trackway
historically associated with pilgrimage routes to Canterbury.
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
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 located on the southward slope of the North Downs
North Downs
The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England that stretch from Farnham in Surrey to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent. The North Downs lie within two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty , the Surrey Hills and the Kent Downs...
to the east of the county town, 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 parish population is almost 1000 persons and includes Hollingbourne village as well as Broad Street and Eyehorne Street.
The village is four miles (6.4 km) from Maidstone. Its church is dedicated to All Saints. Within the church are many monuments to the Culpeper
Culpeper
Culpeper, Colepeper, or Culpepper are varying forms of the last name of several people:*John Culpeper , knight in the court of Henry V*Thomas Culpeper , courtier of Henry VIII...
family, who have lived in the village for many generations. All Saints is best-known for the centuries-old 'Culpeper cloth,' sometimes described as an altar cloth (although it is probably too large to have served that function), said to have been embroidered by the four daughters of Sir John Culpeper, Lord of Greenway Court.
Hollingbourne railway station
Hollingbourne railway station
Hollingbourne railway station serves Hollingbourne in Kent. It was opened in 1884. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.The station is unmanned; a PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine is located on the up platform.-Services:...
, on the Maidstone-Ashford line, serves the village. There is also a bus connecting Hollingbourne to Maidstone.
Having suffered the construction of the M20 motorway
M20 motorway
The M20 is a motorway in Kent, England. It runs from the M25 motorway to Folkestone, providing a link to the Channel Tunnel and the ports at Dover. It is long...
and the High Speed 1 rail link in recent years (both of which run immediately adjacent to the historic village), residents in 2007 joined forces with the neighbouring village of Bearsted, in voicing their objections to the proposed Kent International Gateway
Kent International Gateway
The Kent International Gateway was a proposed logistics hub and strategic rail-freight interchange next to the M20 motorway east of Maidstone. The project was controversial because it was a major development in a Special Landscape Area close to several historic villages...
development. The plans have now been rejected by the government. Maidstone services
Maidstone services
Maidstone services are a motorway service station directly off Junction 8 of the M20 motorway near Maidstone, England, owned by RoadChef.They were the first set of services to open on the M20, opening in the early 2000s. Until the 2007 opening of Stop 24 services at Junction 11, they were also the...
lie within the parish on the north side of the motorway.
Hollingbourne Manor
Hollingbourne Manor
Hollingbourne Manor is an Elizabethan manor house in Hollingbourne, Kent, England.-Building:The L-shaped house was built in the late 16th century and comprises the south and west wings of an uncompleted E-shaped house, the north wing being unbuilt apart from the first few courses of brickwork...
, a former home of members of the Culpeper family, is a Grade I listed Elizabethan manor house, located at the foot of Hollingbourne Hill.
The North Downs Way
North Downs Way
The North Downs Way is a long-distance path in southern England, opened in 1978. It runs from Farnham to Dover, past Godalming, Guildford, Dorking, Merstham, Otford and Rochester, along the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Kent Downs AONB.East of Boughton Lees, the path splits...
National Trail passes through the village, as does the Pilgrims' Way
Pilgrims' Way
The Pilgrims' Way is the historic route supposed to have been taken by pilgrims from Winchester in Hampshire, England, to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury in Kent...
, an ancient trackway
Ancient trackway
Ancient trackway can refer to any track or trail whose origin is lost in antiquity. Such paths existed from the earliest prehistoric times and in every inhabited part of the globe...
historically associated with pilgrimage routes to Canterbury.
See also
- Hollingbourne Rural DistrictHollingbourne Rural DistrictHollingbourne Rural District was a rural district in the county of Kent, England. It was named after the village of Hollingbourne.Following the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974 the district was merged with Maidstone Rural District to form the Borough of Maidstone.- Civil parishes :At the...
- Hollingbourne StationHollingbourne railway stationHollingbourne railway station serves Hollingbourne in Kent. It was opened in 1884. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.The station is unmanned; a PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine is located on the up platform.-Services:...
- Hollingbourne DownsHollingbourne DownsHollingbourne Downs is a stretch of chalk downland north of the village of Hollingbourne, Kent. The hills form part of the North Downs escarpment that runs from Farnham in Surrey to the White Cliffs of Dover and was notified as a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1968.-See also:*...
- Mills on Hollingbourne Stream