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Bethersden
Bethersden is a village and civil parish in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England, west of the town of Ashford. Located on the main road, A28, between Tenterden and Ashford. The village has an active community, including a small primary school, football team, cricket team and tennis club by the park. Bethersden was formerly the centre of the Kentish wool trade. Bethersden was the seat of the Lovelace family, at what is now Lovelace Court, which included William Lovelace (MP), and the 17th-century poet Richard Lovelace. The Bethersden Parish Records Society holds the original parish register, maps, books, photographs and other records relating to the village.
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Bethersden is a village and civil parish in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England, west of the town of Ashford. Located on the main road, A28, between Tenterden and Ashford. The village has an active community, including a small primary school, football team, cricket team and tennis club by the park. Bethersden was formerly the centre of the Kentish wool trade. Bethersden was the seat of the Lovelace family, at what is now Lovelace Court, which included William Lovelace (MP), and the 17th-century poet Richard Lovelace. The Bethersden Parish Records Society holds the original parish register, maps, books, photographs and other records relating to the village.
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