Yalding
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Yalding is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Maidstone in Kent, England. The village is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) south west of Maidstone at a point where the Rivers Teise and Beult join the River Medway. At the 2001 census, the parish, which includes the villages of Benover, Laddingford and Queen Street, had a population of 2,236.[2] increasing to 2,418 at the 2011 Census.[1]
Yalding | |
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Georgian buildings on the High Street | |
Location within Kent | |
Population | 2,236 (2001) 2,418 (2011 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | TQ6949 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Maidstone |
Postcode district | ME18 |
Dialling code | 01622 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
51.224°N 0.429°E / 51.224; 0.429 |
There are three bridges in the village; the Twyford Bridge (meaning twin ford, where there was originally a double crossing of the two rivers) is one of the finest medieval bridges in the south-east of England. Yalding was one of the principal shipment points on the River Medway for cannon, from villages of the Wealden iron industry. One iron master was John Browne from Horsmonden.
The wharf was later used for transporting fruit from the many orchards in the area.