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Preston Hall, Aylesford

1846 establishments in EnglandCountry houses in KentCricket grounds in KentDefunct cricket grounds in EnglandDefunct hospitals in England
Hospitals in KentSports venues completed in 1846Tonbridge and MallingUse British English from February 2023
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Preston Hall is a former manorial home and associated estate in Aylesford in the English county of Kent. It dates to the Norman period and was owned by the Culpepper family for over 400 years. Part of the estate became the Royal British Legion Village in the 1920s and the hall itself was used as a hospital after World War II. The estate was broken up over a period of time and most of the area it once covered is now used for housing. The hall itself was transformed into 36 flats in 2015. The Heart of Kent Hospice also occupies a site on the property. At the end of the 19th century the estate stretched from the current A20 to the River Medway just south of Aylesford. The hall is located towards the southern edge of the estate, having been rebuilt there in the mid 19th century. It is around 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north-west of Maidstone and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of Aylesford. The M20 motorway and the Maidstone to Strood railway line both cross the former estate between the hall and the river. Junction 5 of the M20 and Aylesford railway station are on the edges of the former estate.

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Preston Hall, Aylesford
Thomas Road, Tonbridge and Malling Aylesford

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ME20 7FR Tonbridge and Malling, Aylesford
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