Broomfield and Kingswood is a

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in the

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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 ...

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. The parish lies to the east of Maidstone, south of the

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. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,545, increasing to 1,604 at the 2011 Census. The parish covers the villages of Broomfield and Kingswood.

Town twinning

* Broomfield,

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References

External links

Broomfield and Kingswood Parish Council
Civil parishes in Kent {{Kent-geo-stub