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Staplehurst in the region of England with its 5,217 inhabitants is a town in United Kingdom - some 38 mi or ( 61 km ) South-East of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Staplehurst is now 03:18 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wateringbury, Ulcombe, Tenterden, London Borough of Sutton, and Maidstone. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wateringbury . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Staplehurst ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Go Ape! Leeds Castle, Kent
BRING OUT YOUR INNER APE! Think you, your friends and family can handle 3 hours of tree top adventure? Are you wild enough to climb 30ft up a rope ladder, Tarzan Swing into a giant rope net then zip w ..
pickerings lift at Maidstone Royal Star shopping centre
pickerings hydraulic lift at Maidstone Royal Star shopping centre benobve.110mb.com ..
Operation Stack From The Leeds Castle Hi Flyer Balloon
A trip on the tethered "Hi FLyer" Helium balloon at Leeds Castle with a view of the queues to leave the M20 caused by its closure at Junction 8 to store lorries for "operation stack". The French ferry ..
Maidstone Grammar School Film 1971 (Part 6 of 6)
Part 6 of 6 of a film made in 1971 by Martin Passmore and myself at Maidstone Grammar School. A real trip down Memory Lane for all you older OMs! Paul Ryan ..
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All Saints Church, Staplehurst
All Saints' Church, Staplehurst is the Anglican parish church in the village of Staplehurst, Kent, England. It was founded in the 12th century and was enlarged during the 13th to 15th centuries. The church is situated at the south end of the village, on the east side of the High Street, a Roman Road now designated as the A229. The church was mainly built in the 12th and 13th centuries, and the West Tower was commenced about 1425. It is a Grade I listed building.
Located at 51.16 0.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Staplehurst railway station
Staplehurst railway station serves Staplehurst in Kent, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern. Staplehurst isBad rounding here{{#invoke:Math|precision_format| 67*1,000/1,609.344 | 1-1 }} miles (67 km) south east of London Charing Cross on the South Eastern Main Line. Staplehurst railway station is located in the north of the Staplehurst urban area - which lies in the Maidstone Borough Council administrative area.
Located at 51.17 0.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
RAF Staplehurst
RAF Staplehurst is a former World War II airfield in Kent, England. The airfield is located approximately 1 mile northeast of Staplehurst; about 38 miles southeast of London. Opened in 1943, Staplehurst was a prototype for temporary Advanced Landing Grounds built in France after D-Day, and as the Allied forces moved east across France and Germany. It was used by the Royal Air Force, Canadian and the United States Army Air Forces. It was closed in September 1944.
Located at 51.16 0.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
South Eastern Main Line
The South Eastern Main Line is a long-distance major railway route in South East England, UK, one of the two main routes crossing the county of Kent, via Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Ashford and Folkestone to Dover. The other route is the Chatham Main Line, which runs along the north Kent coast to Ramsgate and Dover via Chatham.
Located at 51.17 0.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Staplehurst rail crash
The Staplehurst rail crash was a derailment at Staplehurst, Kent on 9 June 1865 at 3:13 pm. The South Eastern Railway Folkestone to London boat train derailed while crossing a viaduct where a length of track had been removed during engineering works, killing ten passengers and injuring 40. In the Board of Trade report it was found that a man had been placed with a red flag 554 yards away but the regulations required him to be 1,000 yards away and the train had insufficient time to stop.
Located at 51.17 0.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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