Plaxtol

Plaxtol

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Plaxtol
latitude= 51.259220
longitude= 0.294850
population =
shire_district= Tonbridge and Malling
shire_county = Kent
region= South East England
constituency_westminster=
post_town=
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Plaxtol is a small village of about 1000 inhabitants in the middle of rural South East England. The River Bourne flows through the parish, and formerly powered three watermills in Plaxtol - Winfield Mill (corn), Longmill (corn) and Roughway Paper Mill.

It is famous for starting up the popular and famous bakery chain Plaxtol Village Bakery. Although there is no longer a bakery in the village, there is a local primary school, a Cromwellian church, a grocer, a butcher and a pub.

The name Plaxtol is rumoured to be derived from "Plax" meaning 'play' and "tol" meaning 'area'; there used to be a large green in the middle of the village where children would play after attending church on a Sunday.

There is a [http://plaz.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp Plaxtol cricket club] , who play in the Kent County Village League against other local teams, as well as friendly matches on Sundays. The club has a thriving junior section as well as an active social scene.

Surrounding villages are Hadlow, Shipbourne, and Borough Green. The nearest towns are Tonbridge and Sevenoaks.


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