Park Wood, Maidstone
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Park Wood is a mixture of private housing and a former council estate on the south east extremity of Maidstone
in Kent
, England
. The former council properties are now managed by Golding Homes. In 2006, a large part of Park Wood was redevoloped, and various new housing estates have been built in the area since. Another large redevelopment is planned to take place in 2012.
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...
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...
, 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 former council properties are now managed by Golding Homes. In 2006, a large part of Park Wood was redevoloped, and various new housing estates have been built in the area since. Another large redevelopment is planned to take place in 2012.