Hunton, Kent
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 St Mary's Church |
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 Hunton, Kent
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| Hunton, Kent shown within Kent | |
| Population | 702 (2011) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
Hunton is a civil parish and village near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England.
In the 1870s, Hunton was described like this:
The village stands near the river Beult, 3 miles E by S of Yalding r. station, and 4½ SW by S of Maidstone; was once a market town; and has a post office under Staplehurst. The parish comprises 2,061 acres.
The village's first recorded name was Huntindone in the eleventh century. Its name comes from Old English hunta 'huntsman' and dun 'hill' - 'Hill of the Huntsman'. The parish was frequently referred to in ancient deeds as Huntington. The name change to Hunton suggests tun meaning "village". "Hunton fell within the Hundred of Twyford. Its 19th century Registration District & Poor Law Union was Maidstone."
Within the parish there are two schools. Hunton Church of England Primary School, which was built in 1963 and located at Bishops Lane, is small and rural and was rated Good by Ofsted in 2016. It is an 'Outstanding' Church of England school. The other is Hunton & Linton Pre-School, in the Village Hall. There is also a Language Service based in Hunton, 'Kent Language Services' which provides tuition for business or tourism.
Businesses include a building company, grocers, a gardening company and a pub; 'The White House'. There are more shops and pubs in nearby villages.
The village has a ‘Pop Up’ shop, selling produce either grown or made by Hunton residents. The shop consists of a small stall, which is mobile and can change venue, although it tends to be held in the Village Club. The shop opens for a few hours on different dates along with the Pop Up Cafe. There are a few farms in the area that sell fresh produce and monthly markets are held in Yalding and East Farleigh. Milebush Farm Pick Your Own is in the area just West of Hunton which has a fruit and vegetable shop.
There is no longer a post office in Hunton but there is in the surrounding villages of Yalding, Marden and Coxheath, the village does have three post boxes.
There is a local government and parish council. Hunton Herald is a local monthly publication with news, articles, events an adverts about Hunton.
There are 71 listed buildings in the Parish of Hunton. Four buildings are grade listed II*; Stonewall Farmhouse Mounting Block and Garden Wall to East, Buston Manor, Buston Manor Barn and Granary.
St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed building, there is also St Mary's Cemetery there. Grade II listed Hunton Court was the country home of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister from 1905–08.
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