Molash

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Molash
Coordinates: 51.2266° N 0.9012° E
Population	249[1]
OS grid reference	TR025515
Parish	Molash
District	Ashford
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Canterbury
Postcode district	CT4
Dial code	01233
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Ashford
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Molash is a civil parish and village in Kent, South East England with a population of about 230 people. It is situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) nestling on the picturesque North Downs; on the A252 road between Canterbury (8 miles), Ashford (8m) and Faversham (8m).^[2]

Molash is a scattered rural community surrounded by farmland and a forest called King's Wood, which was historically a royal hunting forest. The hunt was for deer, and a large herd of Fallow Deer still run free in the wood. The forest is popular with walkers as the Pilgrims' Way and North Downs Way pass through the forest as they follow the ridge of the North Downs.

In the village, St. Peter's Church, built in the 13th century, with a Norman font and mostly 14th century stained glass windows, was probably built on the site of an earlier church. The Yew trees in the churchyard are 2,000 years old.^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^ Ashford Borough Council Census 2001
2. ^ Kent County Council
3. ^ Ashford Borough Council

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