Brook, Kent

Brook, Kent

Infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Brook
latitude= 51.1606
longitude= 0.9531
population = 307 (Parish)
shire_district= Ashford
region= South East England
shire_county = Kent
constituency_westminster= Ashford
post_town= TONBRIDGE
postcode_district = TN25
postcode_area= TN
dial_code= 01233
os_grid_reference=

Brook is a village and civil parish in the Ashford borough of Kent, England, situated about five miles east of Ashford. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 307.

The 12th century parish church is dedicated to St Mary. There is also a Baptist chapel. The church of St. Mary, erected about 1075, is of stone, in the Early Norman style, and has a tower containing 3 bells: the tower was struck by lightning in 1896, and the northwest corner destroyed, but was restored in 1899: there are 160 sittings.

External links

* [http://www.saxonshore-kent.gov.uk/brook-community.html Brook Parish Council]
* [http://www.kentchurches.info/parish.asp?p=Brook St Mary's church]
* [http://www.wye.org/churches/brookchap.htm Brook Baptist Chapel]
* [http://www.brookcc.co.uk Brook Cricket Club]


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