Leaveland
Leaveland is a hamlet and civil parish located in the Swale borough of Kent in southeast England.
Leaveland is a hamlet and civil parish located in the Swale borough of Kent in southeast England. In terms of topography, it is described as a "village surrounded by inhabited countryside", and is situated mostly on high ground. It is located 5 miles south of Faversham and west of Badlesmere, and on or close to the A251. The closest railway station to the area is Selling, which is just over three miles away, although Faversham station is more accessible and offers better services. The closest estuary is The Swale which separates the Isle of Sheppey from mainland Kent, and flows to the north of Faversham Creek. Leaveland itself covers an area of 1.5 km2 and lies entirely within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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Worth seeing in and around Leaveland
One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Belmont House and Gardens
Belmont is a Georgian house and gardens in Throwley, near Faversham in east Kent. Built between 1769 and 1793, it has been described as "a marvellous example of Georgian architecture that has remained completely unspoilt".
2.4 km · Georgian house and gardens in Throwley, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Leaveland
- Airports
- London Gatwick (LGW), 75 km · London Stansted (STN), 83 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 95 km
- London → Leaveland75 km · quickest by road, 2h 2m · £8–11
- London, Essex → Leaveland75 km · quickest by road, 2h 2m · £8–11
- Luton, Luton → Leaveland60 km · quickest by road, 2h 11m · £7–9
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No local-transport research exists yet for Leaveland
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Leaveland. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inA small airport with its own airline LyddAir which offers charter flights.
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Next door to Leaveland
- Sellingvillage and civil parish in Kent, United Kingdom3.8 km
- Eastlingvillage and civil parish in Kent, United Kingdom4 km
- Sheldwichvillage and civil parish in Kent, England, UK2.1 km
- Badlesmerevillage and civil parish in Kent, United Kingdom900 m
- Molashvillage in Kent, England, UK4 km
- Throwleyvillage and civil parish in Kent, United Kingdom1.4 km