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Larkfield, Kent
Larkfield is a village in Kent, part of the civil parish of East Malling and Larkfield in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling. Of the two parts of the parish, Larkfield is much more built-up, lying on and north of the main A20 road. The M20 motorway also passes through, with junction 4 residing at the centre of Leybourne on the A228.
The name of Larkfield is literal and descriptive – it refers to the large numbers of skylarks found in the fields[citation needed]; its first recorded instance is in Domesday Book as Lavrochesfel.
Larkfield was once a hundred in Kent.
Larkfield has expanded rapidly since the M20 motorway was constructed in the 1970s and it continues to grow, with new housing developments being built. These are The Lakes in Leybourne, on disused gravel pits that were turned into man-made lakes. The decision to build on this area was unpopular with some residents, but the remaining lakes were turned into Leybourne Lakes Country Park to offset the impact of the new housing. The village of New Hythe is largely industrial and adjoins Larkfield.
In 1961 Malling Rural District Council developed the "Tree"(shared with the Parish of Ditton) and "Bird" estates, where the majority of the roads are named after species of trees and birds respectively. Similarly in Lunsford Park just north of the M20, the roads are named after famous poets.
Larkfield has been of some historical interest throughout recent times, with a number of archaeological discoveries in the area.
Close to the main crossroads on the A20, Larkfield Priory Hotel, built in 1890, is allegedly haunted.
The parish church at Larkfield is Trinity and there is also a Methodist church in Larkfield.
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Larkfield, Kent
Larkfield is a village in Kent, part of the civil parish of East Malling and Larkfield in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling. Of the two parts of the parish, Larkfield is much more built-up, lying on and north of the main A20 road. The M20 motorway also passes through, with junction 4 residing at the centre of Leybourne on the A228.
The name of Larkfield is literal and descriptive – it refers to the large numbers of skylarks found in the fields[citation needed]; its first recorded instance is in Domesday Book as Lavrochesfel.
Larkfield was once a hundred in Kent.
Larkfield has expanded rapidly since the M20 motorway was constructed in the 1970s and it continues to grow, with new housing developments being built. These are The Lakes in Leybourne, on disused gravel pits that were turned into man-made lakes. The decision to build on this area was unpopular with some residents, but the remaining lakes were turned into Leybourne Lakes Country Park to offset the impact of the new housing. The village of New Hythe is largely industrial and adjoins Larkfield.
In 1961 Malling Rural District Council developed the "Tree"(shared with the Parish of Ditton) and "Bird" estates, where the majority of the roads are named after species of trees and birds respectively. Similarly in Lunsford Park just north of the M20, the roads are named after famous poets.
Larkfield has been of some historical interest throughout recent times, with a number of archaeological discoveries in the area.
Close to the main crossroads on the A20, Larkfield Priory Hotel, built in 1890, is allegedly haunted.
The parish church at Larkfield is Trinity and there is also a Methodist church in Larkfield.
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