Bearsted | |
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![]() Bearsted[1] | |
Location within Kent | |
Population | 8,010 [2] 8,209 (2011 Census)[3] |
OS grid reference | TQ765555 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MAIDSTONE |
Postcode district | ME14, ME15 |
Dialling code | 01622 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
Bearsted (/ˈbɛərstɛd/ BAIR-sted, traditionally /ˈbɜːr-/ BUR-) is a village and civil parish with railway station in mid-Kent, England, two miles (3.2 km) east of Maidstone town centre.[4]