Caring, Kent

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Caring is a settlement south of Bearsted, near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. It is located amid several farms on the River Len, a tributary of the Medway. The population of the settlement is included in the Thurnham civil parish.

Caring Wood is a private family home designed by architects James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell. In 2017 the house won an RIBA National Award and the RIBA House of the Year. [1]

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References

  1. "Caring Wood". RIBA . Retrieved 27 June 2019.

Coordinates: 51°15′27″N0°35′11″E / 51.2575°N 0.5864°E / 51.2575; 0.5864