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West Farleigh is a village and civil parish^[1] four miles (6.4km) southwest of Maidstone in the county of Kent. The parish has a population of approximately 450, and is bounded by the civil parishes of East Farleigh, Hunton, Yalding, and over the River Medway by Wateringbury and Barming. The village boasts three pubs; the White House, The Tickled Trout and The Good Intent. Adjacent to the 11th century church, All Saints, is the village cricket ground. The sports club^[2] also runs a football section that plays its games at Elmscroft Park, Charlton Lane. West Farleigh is twinned to Ringstedt, Germany. The primary school, that had one classroom, closed in 1968. One of its two teachers at the time, was Miss Whittle, the daughter of Sir Frank Whittle, co-inventor of the jet engine. The village's post office and only stores closed in 1986.

The Old Pond at Smiths Hill c1900

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51°15′01″N 0°27′14″E / 51.2502°N 0.4540°E / 51.2502; 0.4540

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[1] West Farleigh Parish website

[2] West Farleigh Sports Club

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-'''West Farleigh''' is a [[village]] 4 [[mile]]s southwest of [[Maidstone]] in the county of [[Kent]]. It has a population of approximately 450. It is bounded by the [[parish]]es of [[East Farleigh]], [[Hunton]], [[Yalding]], and over the [[River Medway]] by [[Wateringbury]] and [[Barming]]. The village boasts three [[pub]]s; the White House, The Tickled Trout and The Good Intent. Adjacent to the 11th century church, All Saints, is the village [[cricket]] ground. The sports club also runs a [[football]] section that plays its games at Elmscroft Park, Charlton Lane. West Farleigh is twinned to Ringstedt, Germany. The primary school, that had one classroom, closed in 1968. One of its two teachers at the time, was Miss Whittle, the daughter of Sir Frank Whittle, co-inventor of the jet engine. The village's post office and only stores closed in 1986.
+'''West Farleigh''' is a [[village]] and [[civil parish]]<ref>[http://www.westfarleigh.org.uk/ West Farleigh Parish website]</ref> four [[mile]]s (6.4km) southwest of [[Maidstone]] in the county of [[Kent]]. The parish has a population of approximately 450, and is bounded by the  civil parishes of [[East Farleigh]], [[Hunton]], [[Yalding]], and over the [[River Medway]] by [[Wateringbury]] and [[Barming]]. The village boasts three [[pub]]s; the White House, The Tickled Trout and The Good Intent. Adjacent to the 11th century church, All Saints, is the village [[cricket]] ground. The sports club<ref>[http://www.westfarleighsportsclub.com/ West Farleigh Sports Club]</ref> also runs a [[football]] section that plays its games at Elmscroft Park, Charlton Lane. West Farleigh is twinned to Ringstedt, Germany. The primary school, that had one classroom, closed in 1968. One of its two teachers at the time, was Miss Whittle, the daughter of Sir Frank Whittle, co-inventor of the jet engine. The village's post office and only stores closed in 1986.
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-* [http://www.westfarleigh.org.uk/ West Farleigh Parish Website]
-* [http://www.westfarleighsportsclub.com/ West Farleigh Sports Club]
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