| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Chainhurst |
| 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]
Chainhurst Farmhouse is grade II* listed and parts of it date back to the 16th century.[2]
Historically, 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]
Since about 2000, Reed Court Farm has been a Cyclo-Cross venue in the sport's London and South East League.[7]