West Farleigh is a village

Village

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 and civil parish

Civil parish

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 four miles (6.4km) southwest of Maidstone

Maidstone

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 in the county of Kent

Kent

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. The parish has a population of approximately 450, and is bounded by the civil parishes of East Farleigh

East Farleigh

East Farleigh is a village and civil parish in the local government district of Maidstone, Kent, England. The village is located on the south side of the River Medway about two miles upstream of the town of Maidstone...

, Hunton

Hunton

Hunton, as a person, may refer to:*Eppa Hunton , an American politician and generalHunton, as a place, may refer to:*Hunton, Kent, England*Hunton, North Yorkshire, a village in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England...

, Yalding

Yalding

Yalding is a village and part of Yalding civil parish in the Maidstone District of Kent, England.The village is situated six miles south-west of Maidstone at a point where the Rivers Teise and Beult join the River Medway....

, and over the River Medway

River Medway

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 by Wateringbury

Wateringbury

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, Teston

Teston

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 and Barming

Barming

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. The village boasts three pubs; the White House, The Tickled Trout and The Good Intent. Adjacent to the church is the village cricket

Cricket

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 ground. The village is twinned with the northern German village of Ringstedt

Ringstedt

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, near Bremerhaven

Bremerhaven

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.

The sports club runs a football section involving two senior Saturday sides, a veterans' side, and five junior sides which plays their home games at Elmscroft Park, Charlton Lane. An annual tour that was once mainly between the village football teams and that of Ringstedt

Ringstedt

Ringstedt is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-History:Ringstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...

, but now includes many from the wider community; this has been an ongoing event, and ever flourishing, since 1988. The cricket section of the sports club runs two senior teams on Saturdays, playing in the Invicta League.

The primary school, that had one classroom, closed in 1968. One of its two teachers at the time, was Miss Whittle, the daughter of Sir Frank Whittle, co-inventor of the jet engine. The village's post office and only stores closed in 1986.

The parish church of All Saints dates back to the 11th century. West Farleigh Hall

West Farleigh Hall

West Farleigh Hall, previously known as Smith's Hall, is an 18th-century country house in West Farleigh, Kent.-History:A house on the site of West Farleigh Hall was owned by the Brewer family from the mid-15th century until 1762 when the house and estate was left by Jane Brewer to her cousin Rev....

 dates from 1719. Both buildings are Grade I listed buildings.