Hoaden | |
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![]() Hoaden Court, Hoaden | |
Location within Kent | |
OS grid reference | TR2760 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Canterbury |
Postcode district | CT3 2 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
EU Parliament | South East England |
Hoaden is a hamlet situated one mile (1.6 km) to the east of Elmstone, Kent, England. Within the hamlet is Hoaden Court.
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