Chainhurst Explained
| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Chainhurst |
| Static Image: | Hunton Road, Chainhurst - geograph.org.uk - 5494610.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Hunton Road |
| Coordinates: | 51.2016°N 0.4766°W |
| Shire District: | Maidstone |
| Shire County: | Kent |
| Region: | South East England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Maidstone and The Weald |
| Post Town: | Tonbridge |
| Postcode District: | TN12 |
| Postcode Area: | TN |
| Dial Code: | 01622 |
| Civil Parish: | Marden |
Chainhurst is a wealden village in Kent, England, and is part of Marden civil parish and Maidstone District. It is about 2miles north of Marden, below Bidborough Ridge, and south of the River Beult floodplain.[1]
Landmarks
Chainhurst Farmhouse is grade II* listed and parts of it date back to the 16th century.[2]
Economy
thumb|Oast housesHistorically, Chainhurst's predominant employment was in agriculture.[3]
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.[4] [5]
Many residents now commute to work in London or elsewhere.[6]
Cyclo-cross
Since about 2000, Reed Court Farm has been a Cyclo-Cross venue in the sport's London and South East League.[7]
Notes and References
- Ordnance Survey. Landranger map sheet 188 - Maidstone & Royal Tunbridge Wells (Sevenoaks & Tonbridge). 9780319228814. 2014.
- Web site: CHAINHURST FARMHOUSE, Marden - 1060663. Historic England. 2022-09-04. 4 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220904232755/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1060663. live.
- Web site: Hop Pickers. The History of Marden. 2022-09-04. 16 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220816034726/http://www.mardenhistory.org.uk/home/?page_id=1581. live.
- Web site: The River Beult. Caught by the River. 2022-09-04. 6 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210806024356/https://www.caughtbytheriver.net/2014/03/the-river-beult/. live.
- Web site: Oast Houses. The History of Marden. 2022-09-04. 16 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220816023142/http://www.mardenhistory.org.uk/home/?page_id=1570. live.
- Web site: Places & Artefacts. The History of Marden. 16 August 2022. 22 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210122062418/http://www.mardenhistory.org.uk/home/?page_id=24. live.
- Web site: Reed Court Farm, Chainshurst, Kent. 14 March 2018. Velo Klubhaus. 2022-09-04. 17 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211017215314/https://veloklubhaus.com/6-reed-court-farm-chainshurst-kent/. live.
