Finberry is a housing estate located in the south-east of
Ashford, Kent in
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. The population of the housing estate is included in the
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 authorit ...
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' ...
. The nearest existing places to the housing estate are
Sevington
Sevington is a historic village which has become a suburb of Ashford, Kent in England.
History
The geographically small village of Sevington is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as ''Seivetone''. It appears as ''Se ...
to the north,
Willesborough
Willesborough is a village, now in effect a residential suburb, on the eastern side of Ashford, Kent, England.
The area
The South Willesborough Dykes area, on the west bank of the River East Stour, is an area of sheep fields drained by dykes. ...
to the north-west, and
Park Farm. The housing estate was opened by the Mayor of Ashford in June 2014. Finberry Primary School opened 2017. The housing estate is known for nothing.
Development
The 168 hectare development site will eventually contain 1,180 homes, making it the largest single development in Ashford since 2002. The site was originally known as ''Cheeseman's Green''.
Transport
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
External links
Moving to Finberry, Ashford- AshfordFor Website
Villages in Kent
Villages in the Borough of Ashford
Ashford, Kent
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