Boughton Aluph and Eastwell
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Boughton Aluph and Eastwell are civil parishes in the Borough of Ashford
in Kent
, England
sharing a joint parish council. They include three settlements: the villages of Boughton Aluph
and Boughton Lees
, and Eastwell. The latter is a large area of parkland (Eastwell Park
).
Ashford (borough)
Ashford is a local government district and borough in Kent, England. Its council is based in the town of Ashford.The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Tenterden with Ashford urban district, and the East Ashford, West Ashford and Tenterden Rural Districts...
in 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...
sharing a joint parish council. They include three settlements: the villages of Boughton Aluph
Boughton Aluph
Boughton Aluph is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Ashford in Kent, England, and is about 5 miles north of Ashford on the A2251 road. There are two villages within the parish: Boughton Aluph itself, and Boughton Lees...
and Boughton Lees
Boughton Lees
Boughton Lees is a village in the civil parish of Boughton Aluph and Eastwell, Ashford District, Kent, England. It stands on the main Ashford-Faversham road, some 3.5 miles north of Ashford....
, and Eastwell. The latter is a large area of parkland (Eastwell Park
Eastwell Park
Eastwell Park was an English stately home in the civil parish of Eastwell, adjoining Ashford in Kent, that for a time served as a royal residence...
).