Stanford, Kent

Stanford

The Drum Inn
Stanford
Stanford shown within Kent
Population 429 (2011)[1]
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Ashford
Postcode district TN25
Dialling code 01303
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament

Stanford is a village in Kent, England, close to Folkestone, and within the Parish of Stanford. It is part of the Folkestone and Hythe parliamentary constituency, and administratively part of the District of Folkestone and Hythe, whose council headquarters are in Folkestone.

It has been divided by the M20 into Stanford North and Stanford South. The Stanford Windmill is to the north of the M20 and west of the ancient Roman Stone Street. The parish church is All Saints. The 2011 Census population includes the village of Westenhanger.

References

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics. "Parish population 2011". UK government. Retrieved 31 January 2017.


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