Lenham Heath

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Lenham Heath
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Lenham Heath
Location within Kent
OS grid reference TQ910500
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Maidstone
Postcode district ME17
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
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51°12′52″N0°44′25″E / 51.21444°N 0.74028°E / 51.21444; 0.74028

Lenham Heath is a hamlet in Kent situated on the southern edge of the North Downs, halfway between Maidstone and Ashford. grid reference TQ910500 .

The road through Lenham Heath runs parallel, and close to High Speed 1 and the M20 motorway. The Stour Valley Walk passes through the community.

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