Brabourne is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in the
Ashford district of
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
, England. The village centre is east of
Ashford Ashford may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Ashford, New South Wales
*Ashford, South Australia
*Electoral district of Ashford, South Australia
Ireland
*Ashford, County Wicklow
*Ashford Castle, County Galway
United Kingdom
* Ashford, Kent, a town
** ...
town centre.
Geography
The village originated around the village church and this area is now usually referred to as East Brabourne. The original village has been outgrown by Brabourne Lees, a development on former common land, closer to the A20 and M20 roads. The western part of the parish is a rural area with scattered farms.
Church
left, St Mary the Virgin's Church
The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Blessed Virgin; there is also a Zion
Strict Baptist Chapel in Brabourne Lees. The church of St. Mary is a building of stone, in the Norman and
Early English styles, and has a tower which was restored in 1923-24, containing six bells, increased to eight in 2002. There are numerous monuments to the Scott family, some brasses and several stained glass windows, one of which contains very early glass; the church affords seating for 200. The restoration was carried out by
Sir Gilbert Scott.
In popular culture
Author
Russell Hoban repurposes Brabourne as "Brabbas Horn" in his 1980, post apocalyptic novel ''
Riddley Walker''.
References
External links
Ross, David, ''Brabourne, Kent, St Mary's Church''Retrieved 18 September 2013
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Borough of Ashford
Civil parishes in Ashford, Kent
Villages in Kent
