Ryarsh is a village

Village

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 and civil parish

Civil parish

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 in the local government district

Non-metropolitan district

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 of Tonbridge and Malling

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...

 in Kent

Kent

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, England

England

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. It is home to around 1,000 residents. Ryarsh is west 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...

 and north of West Malling

West Malling

West Malling is a historic market town in the Tonbridge and Malling district of Kent, England. It has a population of about 3000-5000.-Landmarks:...

 and Kings Hill

Kings Hill

Kings Hill is a civil parish in the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. It is one of several new villages built in Kent since the 1950s . Development started in 1989 near West Malling, on land previously occupied by RAF West Malling. The plan was for a multi-purpose site of both...

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Ryarsh Circle

The "Ryarsh Circle" are remains of a hill figure

Hill figure

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 chalk circle. Little is known about it, but is believed to be manmade.

Culture and community

The village public house

Public house

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 is the Duke of Wellington. The village also has a community village hall

Village hall

In the United States, a village hall is the seat of government for villages. It functions much as a city hall does within cities.In the United Kingdom, a village hall is usually a building within a village which contains at least one large room, usually owned by and run for the benefit of the local...

, primary school and children's play area.

Transport

Ryarsh is located close to the A20, M20 and M25

M25 motorway

The M25 motorway, or London Orbital, is a orbital motorway that almost encircles Greater London, England, in the United Kingdom. The motorway was first mooted early in the 20th century. A few sections, based on the now abandoned London Ringways plan, were constructed in the early 1970s and it ...

. The closest railway stations are at West Malling

West Malling railway station

West Malling railway station lies to the east of West Malling, Kent, England and is close to Kings Hill, Larkfield and Leybourne. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern....

 for the Maidstone East Line and Snodland

Snodland railway station

Snodland railway station is on the Medway Valley Line in north Kent, and serves the town of Snodland which lies some way to the west. Train services are provided by Southeastern. The APTIS-equipped ticket office, in an imposing building on the northbound platform, closed in the early 1990s and...

 for the Medway Valley Line

Medway Valley Line

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Education

Ryarsh Primary School is located on Birling

Birling, Kent

Birling is a village and civil parish in the Tonbridge and Malling district of Kent, England, about seven miles west of Maidstone. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 430....

 Road. There is no secondary school

Secondary school

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 in the village, with most pupils transferring to schools in Maidstone, 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...

, Tonbridge

Tonbridge

Tonbridge is a market town in the English county of Kent, with a population of 30,340 in 2007. It is located on the River Medway, approximately 4 miles north of Tunbridge Wells, 12 miles south west of Maidstone and 29 miles south east of London...

 or Tunbridge Wells

Royal Tunbridge Wells

Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in west Kent, England, about south-east of central London by road, by rail. The town is close to the border of the county of East Sussex...

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External links

• http://www.ryarsh.info
• http://www.ryarshcommunity.com/