Village in Kent, England
Lynsted
Lynsted is a village in Lynsted with Kingsdown civil parish in the Swale borough of Kent, England.
The village is situated south of the A2 road between Faversham and Sittingbourne and the nearest M2 junction is Faversham three miles east. Lynsted is in many respects an archetypal old English village with church, churchyard with an ancient yew, pub and a duck pond. The village is locally referred to as Lovely, Lovely Lynsted and various songs have been written about it.
How locals move
Getting around Lynsted the local way
- Get aroundIt is signed throughout although its quality is variable, with a mix of cycle tracks, quiet roads and a few off-road sections.
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