Boxley
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The large village and civil parish of Boxley in the Maidstone
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District of Kent
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, England
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lies below the slope of the North Downs
North Downs
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, four miles (6.4 km) NE of 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...
town. The parish has a population of 7144 (2001 census), and includes the settlements of Boxley itself, Grove Green
Grove Green
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, most of Weavering Street, Sandling
Sandling, Maidstone
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, and the southern extremities of Walderslade
Walderslade
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and Lordswood
Lordswood, Kent
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at the top of Blue Bell Hill
Blue Bell Hill
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Despite being so close to Maidstone and two motorways, the village is surrounded by woodland, and still retains the village feel. The ruins of Boxley Abbey
Boxley Abbey
Boxley Abbey in Boxley, Kent, England was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1143-46 by William Ypres, Earl of Kent, and colonised by monks from Clairvaux Abbey in France. Some of its ruins survive, some four miles north-east of Maidstone.- Notable events :...
are located here. The parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
Within the parish are the Museum of Kent Life
Museum of Kent Life
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, and Vinters Valley Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
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. A nineteenth century granary
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from Boxley was dismantled and re-erected at the Museum
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