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Grafty Green
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51°12′32″N0°40′47″E / 51.2090°N 0.6796°E / 51.2090; 0.6796

Grafty Green is a village in the Maidstone district of Kent, England, falling within the civil parish of Boughton Malherbe. It contains two public houses. The village shop with post office closed in 2021 but was replaced with an outreach post office in the village hall. [1] [2] The 59 bus links Grafty Green with Maidstone on Wednesdays only. [3]

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References

  1. "Grafty Green Post Office". Post Office. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. "Grafty Green Village Hall – Welcome to Grafty Green" . Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. "Nu-venture 59 Bus" (PDF). Nu-venture. Retrieved 29 January 2023.