Population 702 2011 Census Shire county Kent Country England Local time Friday 2:07 AM | Civil parish Hunton Region South East Sovereign state United Kingdom | |
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Hunton is a civil parish and village near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 702, with 342 males and 360 females living in the parish.
Map of Hunton, UK
St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed building. 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.
The River Beult runs nearby Hunton.
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."
References
Hunton, Kent Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA