Brabourne Lees

infobox UK place

country = England
official_name= Brabourne Lees
latitude= 51.1256
longitude= 0.9807
static_

static_image_caption=Zion Strict Baptist Chapel
civil_parish= Brabourne
population = 1442 (Parish)
shire_district= Ashford
shire_county= Kent
region= South East England

constituency_westminster= Ashford
post_town= TONBRIDGE
postcode_district = TN25
postcode_area= TN
dial_code= 01303
os_grid_reference= TR085405

Brabourne Lees is a hamlet in the civil parish of Brabourne, within the Ashford borough of Kent, England. The village (centre) is just under convert|5|mi|km|0 east of Ashford town centre itself geographically. By road this is a journey of about convert|6|mi|km|0.

The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Blessed Virgin; there is also a Zion Strict Baptist Chapel. The church of St. Mary is an ancient building of stone, in the Norman and Early English styles, and has a tower, which was restored in 1923-4, containing 6 bells: there are numerous monuments to the Scott family, some brasses and several stained windows, one of which contains very early glass: the church affords 200 sittings.

References

* [http://www.kentchurches.info/parish.asp?p=Brabourne St Mary's church]