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Brabourne

Coordinates: 51°8′18″N 1°0′3″E / 51.13833°N 1.00083°E / 51.13833; 1.00083
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Brabourne
Brabourne is located in Kent
Brabourne
Brabourne
Location within Kent
Area14.77 km2 (5.70 sq mi)
Population1,309 (Civil Parish 2011)[1]
• Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTR085405
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townASHFORD
Postcode districtTN25
Dialling code01303
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
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51°8′18″N 1°0′3″E / 51.13833°N 1.00083°E / 51.13833; 1.00083

Brabourne is a village and civil parish in the Ashford district of Kent, England. The village centre is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east of Ashford town centre.

Geography

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The village originated around the village church and this area is now usually referred to as East Brabourne. The original village has been outgrown by Brabourne Lees, a development on former common land, closer to the A20 and M20 roads. The western part of the parish is a rural area with scattered farms.

Church

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St Mary the Virgin's Church

The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Blessed Virgin; there is also a Zion Strict Baptist Chapel in Brabourne Lees. The church of St. Mary is a building of stone, in the Norman and Early English styles, and has a tower which was restored in 1923-24, containing six bells, increased to eight in 2002. There are numerous monuments to the Scott family, some brasses and several stained glass windows, one of which contains very early glass; the church affords seating for 200.[citation needed] The restoration was carried out by Sir Gilbert Scott.[2]

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Author Russell Hoban repurposes Brabourne as "Brabbas Horn" in his 1980, post apocalyptic novel Riddley Walker.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density Archived 11 February 2003 at the Wayback Machine United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 10 May 2014
  2. ^ Betjeman, J. (ed.) (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the South. London: Collins; p. 247
  3. ^ "Places - Riddley Walker Annotations". Errorbar. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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51°8′18″N 1°0′3″E / 51.13833°N 1.00083°E / 51.13833; 1.00083