Charing
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For other uses, see Charing (disambiguation).
Charing is a village and civil parish in the Ashford district of Kent, in south-east England. It includes the settlements of Charing Heath and Westwell Leacon. It is located at the foot of the North Downs and reaches up to the escarpment. In 2011 the parish had a population of 2766.
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Charing | |
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Charing High Street, c. 1905 | |
Location within Kent | |
Area | 24.9 km2 (9.6 sq mi) |
Population | 2,766 (Civil Parish 2011)[1] |
• Density | 111/km2 (290/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TQ953494 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Ashford |
Postcode district | TN27 |
Dialling code | 01233 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
51.2107°N 0.7949°E / 51.2107; 0.7949 |
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The Pilgrims' Way, the M20 motorway and Charing railway station (between London Victoria and Ashford International via Maidstone) serve the parish.