Bearsted is an ancient village inside mid-Kent to a east, and occasionally 5 miles (7km) from either the centre, of Maidstone. A original village places was on the northerly bank of the River Len, and confluent of the River Medway, and at a foot of the North Downs. It okay, functions as a suburban area of Maidstone, since a built-higher a portion of a village has currently be part of the town, however the centre of Bearsted however retains its village look. There is a big village green, at a opposite of corners of which are then 2 taphouse: a Whitecap & a Royal Oak. the parish church is dedicated to a Sanctum Cross: in tercet corners of its tower come stone animals, probably the operate of a local mason.

Communications. A village lies between Maidstone & Ashford and has road and rail links using two: Road: a A20 road lives through the village; & junction Heptad on the M20 motorway is the a mile (2km) to the west Rail: Bearsted railway station was opened with a railway line in One July 1884: it was originally known as Bearsted & Thurnham (the latter a village northward) Pathway; each a ancient Pilgrims Way and the modern North Downs Way run along the N Downs n of Bearsted Some famous inhabitants
John Dyke, a previous human to exist as publicly persevere Maidstone Alfred Mynn, the cricketer of the 19th century Baroness Orczy (1865-1947), creator of the Scarlet Pimpernel Edward Thomas (1878-1917) poet Alfred Percy ("Tich") Freewohuman (1888-1965), Kent leg spinside bowler & a exclusively man to require 300 wickets in an English year. He lived at the home known as Dunbowlin.