Smarden

Smarden
St Michael the Archangel Church, Smarden
Smarden Location within Kent
Area	21.8 km2 (8.4 sq mi)
Population	1,301 (Civil Parish 2011)[1]
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TQ880243
Civil parish	Smarden
District	Ashford
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ashford
Postcode district	TN27
Dialling code	01233
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Ashford
List of places UK England Kent 51°10′34″N 0°45′28″E / 51.1761°N 0.7578°E / 51.1761; 0.7578

Smarden is a civil parish and village, west of Ashford in Kent, South East England.

The village has the Anglican parish church of St Michael the Archangel which, because of its high scissor beam roof, is sometimes known as "The Barn of Kent".^[2]