Chainhurst

Chainhurst is a wealden village in Kent, England, and is part of Marden civil parish and Maidstone District. It is about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Marden, below Bidborough Ridge, and south of the River Beult floodplain.^[2][3]

Chainhurst
Hunton Road
Chainhurst Location within Kent
Civil parish	Marden
District	Maidstone
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Tonbridge
Postcode district	TN12
Dialling code	01622
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Weald of Kent[1]
List of places UK England Kent 51.201570°N 0.476610°E / 51.201570; 0.476610

Landmarks

Chainhurst Farmhouse is grade II* listed and parts of it date back to the 16th century.^[4]

Economy

Oast houses, Chainhurst

Historically, Chainhurst's predominant employment was in agriculture.^[5]

Farmland near Chainhurst is used for orchards and arable crops. There were extensive hop gardens with several former oast houses surviving. The Hopper huts south of the bridge over the River Beult accommodated seasonal workers for the annual hop harvest.^[6][7]

Many residents now commute to work in London or elsewhere.^[8]

Cyclo-cross

Since about 2000, Reed Court Farm has been a Cyclo-Cross venue in the sport's London and South East League.^[9]