Lenham

Lenham
High Street
Lenham Location within Kent
Area	23.4906 km2 (9.0698 sq mi)
Population	3,370 (2011)[1]
• Density	143/km2 (370/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TQ585395
Civil parish	Lenham
District	Maidstone
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Maidstone
Postcode district	ME17
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
List of places UK England Kent 51°14′17″N 0°42′58″E / 51.238°N 0.716°E / 51.238; 0.716

Lenham is a market village and civil parish in the Maidstone district, in Kent, England, situated on the southern edge of the North Downs, 9 miles (14 km) east of Maidstone.^[2] The picturesque square in the village has two public houses (one of which is a hotel), a couple of restaurants, and a tea-room. The parish has a population of 3,370 according to the 2011 Census.^[3]

Lenham railway station is on the Maidstone East Line.

The village is at the main source of the Great Stour and the Stour Valley Walk starts here, heading to Ashford and on to Canterbury and the English Channel near Sandwich. It is also the source of the River Len, which flows in a westerly direction to join the River Medway at Maidstone.