Visit Coxheath Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Coxheath

  

Coxheath Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Coxheath

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Coxheath history

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Early history

The first known site of a beacon was on the ridge near what are known today as Amsbury Road and Westerhill Road. The strategic position of the ridge determined its choice for one of the sites in the network of beacons erected in the year of the Armada.

Military Influence

Coxheath was a deserted tract of land that was the haunt of highwaymen. During the 1720s the land started to be used as a venue for cricket matches. It became a huge military camp with 12,000 Hanoverian and Hessian troops in 1756. Its former sinister reputation soon gave way to a new one – for the number of duels to be fought there, usually over the ladies of nearby Maidstone.

Coxheath Union

The Maidstone Union Workhouse was built in 1836 at a site to the south of Heath Road, Kent. It replaced a smaller workhouse built near the junction of Heath and Stockett Lane in 1771. In 1867 the workhouse was home for 600 to 700 people.

20th century

The modern civil parish was created in 1964 from areas formerly within the parishes of East Farleigh and Linton. The old workhouse was incorporated into Linton Hospital, though this, in the mid-1990s, finally closed and was demolished.

Coxheath toponymy

Early documentation shows the name of Coxheath as Cokkyshoth and Coxhoth. The nearby Cock Inn (founded 1568) may point to its etymology.

Coxheath landmarks

The Holy Trinity church was built in 1884 as the chapel to the workhouse and latterly the former Linton Hospital. It became the Parish church for the village in 1996 following the hospital’s closure. A replica beacon bearing the village’s coat of arms celebrates the area’s role as a signal bonfire site since the time of the Armada.

Coxheath geography / climate

The village sits on the very southern edge of the greensand ridge that runs through Kent. To the north the land descends gently into the Medway valley, to the south there is a steeper descent into the Low Weald.

You can visit Coxheath places with Walkfo Coxheath to hear history at Coxheath’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Coxheath has 21 places to visit in our interactive Coxheath map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Coxheath, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Coxheath places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Coxheath & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Coxheath Places Map
21 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Coxheath tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Coxheath

  

Best Coxheath places to visit

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Coxheath has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Coxheath’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Coxheath’s information audio spots:

Loose Stream The Loose Stream is a tributary of the River Medway. It rises in Langley, flows through Boughton Monchelsea, Loose and enters the Medway at Tovil. The stream has been dammed in many places, resulting in many mill ponds.

West Farleigh Hall Smiths Hall, known as West Farleigh Hall from the early 20th century until the 1990s, is an 18th-century country house.

St Mary’s Church, Hunton St Mary’s Church is a parish church in Hunton, Kent. It was begun in the late 11th or 12th century and is Grade I listed.

Visit Coxheath plaques