Cheeseman's Green is a housing and commercial development to the south of
Ashford in
Kent
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,
England
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. It is adjacent to
Sevington and
Park Farm. It will have 1100 new homes and 7
hectare
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s of commercial space, plus a variety of community facilities. The population is included in the
civil parish
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of
Mersham
Mersham is a mostly agricultural large village and civil parish near Ashford in Kent, England. The population of the civil parish includes the area of Cheesman's Green now known as Finberry.
History
In the mid 19th century, John Marius Wilson' ...
.
A "
SMARTLINK" bus link is proposed between the new development and Ashford's town centre, also linking with the ''Orbital Business Park, Waterbrook'', the ''
Newtown Railway works,
Designer Outlet'' and the ''
International railway station''. The scheme aims to provide journey times matching or beating car journey times and a high frequency, competitively priced reliable service.
References
Ashford, Kent
Proposed buildings and structures in the United Kingdom
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