| Brook | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Brook | |
  Brook Location withinKent | |
| Area | 4.01 km2 (1.55 sq mi) |
| Population | 310 (Civil Parish 2011)[1] |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ASHFORD |
| Postcode district | TN25 |
| Dialling code | 01233 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
| 51°09′38″N0°57′11″E / 51.1606°N 0.9531°E /51.1606; 0.9531 | |
Brook is a small village andcivil parish in theborough of Ashford inKent, England, centred 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east-northeast of the town ofAshford.
Brook is in a gently rolling valley top immediately south of theNorth Downs. The brook referred to rises here and flows east to join the combined East and West Stour, that is, theRiver Great Stour. The south-east fifth of the parish is woodland. Brook has a small village museum. The human population of this area rose by 3 during the 10 years to theUnited Kingdom Census 2011.
The 11th centuryGrade I listed parish church is dedicated to St Mary.[2] There is also aBaptist chapel. The church of St. Mary, erected about 1075, is of stone, in the Early Norman style, and has a tower containing 3 bells: the tower was struck by lightning in 1896, and the northwest corner destroyed, but was restored in 1899: there are 160 sittings. John Betjeman described the church as "unaltered early Norman church ... a massive church which carries its longevity more convincingly than many older and tidier churches".[3]
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