Borough Green
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Borough Green is a large village and civil parish in the Tonbridge and Malling
District of Kent
, England
. The main village is situated on the A25 road
between Maidstone
and Sevenoaks
in Kent
.
went for recreation. There is also a view that "borough", which predates any borough council in the area, relates to barrow, possibly referring to the Roman remains near the station site.
Its location at a crossroads (the old route from Gravesend
to Hastings
crossed here) meant that inns were gradually opened:
Great Comp, an early 17th-century house, is located in the parish of St Mary's Platt, one mile to the east of the village. Its gardens, administered by a charitable trust, are open to the public.
The London, Chatham and Dover Railway
opened its line to Maidstone on 1 June 1874, and a station named Wrotham and Borough Green was built. Later the names were reversed to Borough Green & Wrotham
reflecting the fact that the station was in Borough Green, whereas Wrotham is some miles to the north. The reversal also reflected Borough Green's size, having now outgrown Wrotham.
The River Bourne flows through the southern part of the parish, and formerly powered a paper mill at Basted.
Tonbridge and Malling
Tonbridge and Malling is a local government district and borough in the English county of Kent.Tonbridge and Malling borough covers an area from the North Downs at Burham and Snodland in the north to the town of Tonbridge in the south...
District of Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The main village is situated on the A25 road
A25 road
The A25 road is one of the three cross-country two-digit numbered roads in the southeast of England, the others being the A26 from Newhaven to Maidstone and the A27 along the south coast. It carries traffic from Guildford in Surrey through Dorking, and thence eastward along the southern edge of the...
between Maidstone
Maidstone
Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural...
and Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks is a commuter town situated on the London fringe of west Kent, England, some 20 miles south-east of Charing Cross, on one of the principal commuter rail lines from the capital...
in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
.
History
The village's name describes what it originally was - the green to which the people of what was then the borough of WrothamWrotham
Wrotham is a village situated on the Pilgrims' Way in Kent, at the foot of the North Downs. It is located one mile north of Borough Green and approximately five miles east of Sevenoaks. It is within the junction of the M20 and M26 motorways....
went for recreation. There is also a view that "borough", which predates any borough council in the area, relates to barrow, possibly referring to the Roman remains near the station site.
Its location at a crossroads (the old route from Gravesend
Gravesend, Kent
Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. It is the administrative town of the Borough of Gravesham and, because of its geographical position, has always had an important role to play in the history and communications of this part of...
to Hastings
Hastings
Hastings is a town and borough in the county of East Sussex on the south coast of England. The town is located east of the county town of Lewes and south east of London, and has an estimated population of 86,900....
crossed here) meant that inns were gradually opened:
- 1586 Red Lion ( now closed )
- 1592 "Black Bull", later the Black Horse now known as "Black Horse and Hoodens"
- 1753 The Bull
- 1837 Fox & Hounds (now private houses)
- 1860 The Rock (also now private houses)
- 1878 The Railway Hotel now known as The Henry Simmonds
Great Comp, an early 17th-century house, is located in the parish of St Mary's Platt, one mile to the east of the village. Its gardens, administered by a charitable trust, are open to the public.
The London, Chatham and Dover Railway
London, Chatham and Dover Railway
The London, Chatham and Dover Railway was a railway company in south-eastern England from 1859 until the 1923 grouping which united it with other companies to form the Southern Railway. Its lines ran through London and northern and eastern Kent to form a significant part of the Greater London...
opened its line to Maidstone on 1 June 1874, and a station named Wrotham and Borough Green was built. Later the names were reversed to Borough Green & Wrotham
Borough Green & Wrotham railway station
Borough Green & Wrotham railway station is located in Borough Green in Kent. Train services are provided by Southeastern.In Spring 2008, the concrete footbridge spanning the tracks here and linking the platforms was condemned and replaced by a new bridge immediately to the west.The ticket office in...
reflecting the fact that the station was in Borough Green, whereas Wrotham is some miles to the north. The reversal also reflected Borough Green's size, having now outgrown Wrotham.
The River Bourne flows through the southern part of the parish, and formerly powered a paper mill at Basted.
Businesses & Organisations
The following have UK headquarters in Borough Green:- Geographer's A-Z MapsGeographer's A–Z Street AtlasThe A–Z or A to Zed, or in full the Geographers' A–Z Street Atlas, is a name given to any one of a range of atlases of streets in the United Kingdom currently produced by Geographers' A-Z Map Company Limited. The first atlas, of London, was originally compiled in the 1930s by Phyllis Pearsall...
- H+H Celcon
- OMF InternationalOMF InternationalOMF International is an interdenominational Protestant Christian missionary society, founded in Britain by Hudson Taylor on 25 June 1865.-Overview:...
- ReachAcross (formerly Red Sea Mission Team)
- OTG (Formerly Otford Tool and Gauge).
- WKD Storage Ltd. http://www.wkdstorage.co.uk/
- Stonebridge Hair Accessories
Churches
There are three churches in Borough Green:- Anglican (Church of EnglandChurch of EnglandThe Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
): The Church of the Good Shepherd, Quarry Hill Road - Baptist (Association of Grace Baptist ChurchesAssociation of Grace Baptist ChurchesThe Association of Grace Baptist Churches is any one of three regional church associations in England in cooperation with one another and with the Grace Baptist Assembly.*Association of Grace Baptist Churches - founded 1969...
): Borough Green Baptist Church, High Street - Roman Catholic: St Joseph's, Western Road