Ware Street

Settlement in Kent Maidstone

England

Ware Street

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Ware Street is a charming and picturesque village located in the county of Kent, England. Situated on the eastern outskirts of the town of Ashford, Ware Street is known for its tranquil and idyllic setting, surrounded by scenic countryside and rolling hills.

The village itself is relatively small, with a population of around 500 residents. It retains its traditional and quaint character, with a cluster of historic cottages and buildings lining the main street. The architecture reflects the village's long history, with some structures dating back to the 17th century.

Ware Street offers a peaceful and close-knit community atmosphere, with a friendly and welcoming ambiance. The village features a local pub, The Swan, which serves as a hub for social gatherings and events. There is also a village hall that hosts various community activities and functions.

The surrounding countryside provides ample opportunities for outdoor activities, including walking, cycling, and horse riding. Ware Street is conveniently located near several nature reserves and parks, such as Godinton House and Gardens and Hothfield Common, offering residents and visitors the chance to explore and enjoy the natural beauty of the area.

Despite its rural setting, Ware Street benefits from good transportation links, with easy access to the A20 road and the nearby Ashford International train station. This allows residents to easily commute to larger towns and cities, such as Canterbury and London, for work or leisure.

In summary, Ware Street is a charming and peaceful village in Kent, offering a close-knit community, historic architecture, and beautiful countryside surroundings.

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Ware Street Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 51.276028/0.57303218 or Grid Reference TQ7956. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Eastbound Javelin train on the HS1 route at Detling
Eastbound Javelin train on the HS1 route at Detling
Detling Village from the south With the line of Detling Hill beyond.
Detling Village from the south
With the line of Detling Hill beyond.
Puddle in Hockers Lane
Puddle in Hockers Lane
Hockers Lane Looking past the waterworks entrance towards the M20 bridge.
Hockers Lane
Looking past the waterworks entrance towards the M20 bridge.
Trees and fields south of the M20
Trees and fields south of the M20
Path on the edge of Pope's Wood
Path on the edge of Pope's Wood
Path in Mote Park, toward Ashford Road
Path in Mote Park, toward Ashford Road
Grovewood Drive Seen from the junction with Weavering Street
Grovewood Drive
Seen from the junction with Weavering Street
Mote House, from the southwest
Mote House, from the southwest
Cheshire Road, Mote Park Despite the name, this is a path within the park, not a public road.
Cheshire Road, Mote Park
Despite the name, this is a path within the park, not a public road.
Catamarans and swan boats, Mote Park lake
Catamarans and swan boats, Mote Park lake
Waterfall into the lake, Mote Park
Waterfall into the lake, Mote Park
Mote Park, Maidstone Swan and dragon pedalos on the lake. Mote Park is an 18th and 19th century landscape park created from an earlier deer park, one of the earliest in Kent. In 1927 it was sold to Maidstone Corporation and opened to the public. The River Len rises at a spring  to the southeast of the village of Lenham, opens up as the lake in Mote Park and enters the River Medway at Maidstone.
Mote Park, Maidstone
Swan and dragon pedalos on the lake. Mote Park is an 18th and 19th century landscape park created from an earlier deer park, one of the earliest in Kent. In 1927 it was sold to Maidstone Corporation and opened to the public. The River Len rises at a spring to the southeast of the village of Lenham, opens up as the lake in Mote Park and enters the River Medway at Maidstone.
Mote Park, Maidstone Dragon pedalos on the lake. Mote Park is an 18th and 19th century landscape park created from an earlier deer park, one of the earliest in Kent. In 1927 it was sold to Maidstone Corporation and opened to the public. The River Len rises at a spring  to the southeast of the village of Lenham, opens up as the lake in Mote Park and enters the River Medway at Maidstone.
Mote Park, Maidstone
Dragon pedalos on the lake. Mote Park is an 18th and 19th century landscape park created from an earlier deer park, one of the earliest in Kent. In 1927 it was sold to Maidstone Corporation and opened to the public. The River Len rises at a spring to the southeast of the village of Lenham, opens up as the lake in Mote Park and enters the River Medway at Maidstone.
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Ware Street is located at Grid Ref: TQ7956 (Lat: 51.276028, Lng: 0.57303218)

Administrative County: Kent

District: Maidstone

Police Authority: Kent

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Nearby Amenities

Located within 500m of 51.276028,0.57303218
Public Bookcase
Defibrillator
Booth: K6
Defibrillator Location: In former red telephone kiosk. Shared use with book exchange.
Disused Amenity: telephone
Emergency: defibrillator
Listed Status: Grade II
Man Made: telephone_box
Not Ref GB The Circuit: 1CEB6B26-ACF1-4184-975E-AF2500F2D4DA
Public Bookcase Type: phone_box
Lat/Long: 51.2747866/0.5795282
Post Box
Collection Times: Mo-Fr 16:00; Sa 12:15
Post Box Type: wall
Postal Code: ME14
Ref: ME14 181
Royal Cypher: EIIR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102113
Lat/Long: 51.2747403/0.5795248
Bicycle Parking
Bicycle Parking: stands
Capacity: 6
Covered: no
Lat/Long: 51.2757055/0.5778144
Mini Roundabout
Direction: clockwise
Lat/Long: 51.2742339/0.5732705
Turning Circle
Lat/Long: 51.2732754/0.5737758
Turning Circle
Lat/Long: 51.2726277/0.5741748
Turning Circle
Lat/Long: 51.2727763/0.5756743
Barrier: bollard
Lat/Long: 51.2736051/0.5731386
Post Box
Post Box Type: lamp
Postal Code: ME14
Ref: ME14 46
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Barrier: bollard
Lat/Long: 51.2752916/0.567758
Bus Stop
Spurway
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 2400A001850A
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Naptan Indicator: adj
Naptan Landmark: Spurway
Naptan NaptanCode: kntadwaw
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: MSTONEB
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Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Ref: kntadwaw
Source: naptan_import
Source Date: 2018-03-02T15:12:00
Lat/Long: 51.2727344/0.5690916
Bus Stop
Spurway
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 2400A001860A
Naptan Bearing: NE
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Naptan Indicator: opp
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Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: MSTONEB
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Public Transport: platform
Ref: kntadwda
Source: naptan_import
Source Date: 2018-03-02T15:12:00
Lat/Long: 51.2733282/0.5696619
Bus Stop
Sandy Lane
Naptan AtcoCode: 2400A001870A
Naptan Bearing: E
Naptan CommonName: Sandy Lane
Naptan Indicator: adj
Naptan Landmark: Sandy Lane
Naptan NaptanCode: kntadwdg
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: MSTONEB
Naptan Street: The Landway
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Ref: kntadwdg
Source: naptan_import
Source Date: 2018-03-02T15:08:00
Lat/Long: 51.2744115/0.5725834
Bus Stop
Sandy Lane
Naptan AtcoCode: 2400A001880A
Naptan Bearing: W
Naptan CommonName: Sandy Lane
Naptan Indicator: opp
Naptan Landmark: Sandy Lane
Naptan NaptanCode: kntadwdj
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: MSTONEB
Naptan Street: The Landway
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Ref: kntadwdj
Source: naptan_import
Source Date: 2020-02-04T15:36:00
Lat/Long: 51.2759933/0.5689338
Bus Stop
Bearsted Green
Naptan AtcoCode: 2400A001890A
Naptan Bearing: NW
Naptan CommonName: Bearsted Green
Naptan Indicator: adj
Naptan Landmark: The White Horse
Naptan NaptanCode: kntadwdm
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: MSTONEB
Naptan Street: The Street
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Ref: kntadwdm
Source: naptan_import
Source Date: 2013-11-25T10:43:00
Lat/Long: 51.2744822/0.5795846
Bus Stop
Railway Station
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 2400A001930A
Naptan Bearing: E
Naptan CommonName: Railway Station
Naptan Indicator: adj
Naptan Landmark: Railway Station
Naptan NaptanCode: kntadwga
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: MSTONEB
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Public Transport: platform
Ref: kntadwga
Source: naptan_import
Source Date: 2018-03-02T15:03:00
Lat/Long: 51.2755865/0.5772232
Bus Stop
Railway Station
Fixme: Can somebody confirm is there is a bus stop here?
Flag: no
Naptan AtcoCode: 2400A061150R
Naptan Bearing: W
Naptan BusStopType: CUS
Naptan CommonName: Railway Station
Naptan Indicator: opp
Naptan Landmark: Railway Station
Naptan NaptanCode: kntgdaja
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: MSTONEB
Naptan Street: Ware Street
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Ref: kntgdaja
Source: naptan_import
Source Date: 2018-03-02T15:04:00
Lat/Long: 51.275462/0.5771589
Bicycle Parking
Bicycle Parking: stands
Capacity: 8
Covered: yes
Lat/Long: 51.2758506/0.5777133
Bicycle Parking
Bicycle Parking: lockers
Capacity: 6
Lat/Long: 51.2756708/0.5777913
Bearsted Barbers
Level: 0
Shop: hairdresser
Lat/Long: 51.2748543/0.5794617
Ferris & Co
Level: 0
Office: estate_agent
Lat/Long: 51.2749569/0.579381
Bench
The White Horse
Addr County: Kent
Addr Place: Bearsted
Addr Postcode: ME14 4DL
Addr Street: The Green
Fhrs Authority: Maidstone
Fhrs Id: 721033
Fhrs Inspectiondate: 2016-06-10
Fhrs Rating: 5
Level: 0
Outdoor Seating: yes
Wheelchair: yes
Wikidata: Q26620762
Lat/Long: 51.2746086/0.5793817
Pub
Butchers Block at the Bell
Addr County: Kent
Addr Place: Weavering
Addr Postcode: ME14 4PA
Addr Street: Ware Street
Brewery: Greene King
Fhrs Authority: Maidstone
Fhrs Id: 807604
Fhrs Inspectiondate: 2015-09-30
Fhrs Rating: 5
Level: 0
Outdoor Seating: yes
Wheelchair: no
Lat/Long: 51.2766248/0.5685619
W.J. Crouch Butchers
Addr Place: Bearsted
Addr Postcode: ME14 4DN
Addr Street: The Green
Fhrs Authority: Maidstone
Fhrs Id: 720798
Fhrs Inspectiondate: 2014-10-27
Fhrs Rating: 4
Level: 0
Shop: butcher
Lat/Long: 51.2749167/0.5794061
Bearsted
Addr Postcode: ME14 4PH
Addr Street: Ware Street
Naptan AtcoCode: 9100BSTD
Network: National Rail
Network Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/bsd/
Network Wikidata: Q26334
Operator: Southeastern
Operator Website: https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/travel-information/more-travel-help/station-information/stations/bearsted
Operator Wikidata: Q1696490
Public Transport: station
Railway: station
Ref Crs: BSD
Wikidata: Q2513832
Wikipedia: en:Bearsted railway station
Lat/Long: 51.2759153/0.577672
Public Transport: stop_position
Train: yes
Lat/Long: 51.2757352/0.5785521
Public Transport: stop_position
Train: yes
Lat/Long: 51.2761262/0.576643
Entrance: main
Naptan AtcoCode: 2400BSTD0
Naptan CommonName: Bearsted Rail Station
Naptan Indicator: entrance
Naptan Landmark: Ticket Office Entrance
Naptan Street: Ware Street
Ref: 2400BSTD0
Source: NAPTAN
Source Date: 2013-11-28T12:40:00
Lat/Long: 51.2757951/0.577633
Entrance: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 2400BSTD1
Naptan CommonName: Bearsted Rail Station
Naptan Indicator: rear entrance
Naptan Landmark: Thurnham Lane entrance
Naptan Street: Thurnham Lane
Ref: 2400BSTD1
Source: NAPTAN
Source Date: 2013-11-28T12:40:00
Lat/Long: 51.2759393/0.5778419
Bus Stop
Railway Station
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 2400106376
Naptan Bearing: NE
Naptan CommonName: Railway Station
Naptan Indicator: o/s
Naptan Landmark: Railway Station
Naptan NaptanCode: kntjtmwp
Naptan Street: Station Forecourt
Public Transport: platform
Ref: kntjtmwp
Source: NAPTAN
Source Date: 2018-03-02T15:05:00
Lat/Long: 51.2757318/0.5771725
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.275253/0.571214
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.2748671/0.5718631
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.2749594/0.5716941
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Generator Output Electricity: yes
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Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
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Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.2769326/0.5667776
Entrance: yes
Lat/Long: 51.2745483/0.5793317
Library
Bearsted Library
Addr City: Maidstone
Addr Housename: Station House
Addr Postcode: ME14 4PH
Addr Street: Ware Street
Internet Access: wlan
Internet Access Fee: no
Opening Hours: Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 10:00-17:00 Closed 13:00-14:40; Sa 09:00-13:00; We and Su Closed
Operator: Kent County Council
Operator Type: government
Lat/Long: 51.2757776/0.5778168
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.2758571/0.5691782
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Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
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Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.2766625/0.5722815
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.272877/0.577257
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