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'''Nettlestead Green''', like its near neighbour [[Nettlestead, Kent|Nettlestead]] lies in the [[River Medway|Medway]] valley SW of [[Maidstone]] in [[Kent]]. It has its own church, Character Village Pub (The Hop Pole) and a fantastic Plant Nursery (Wood Cottage Nursery). The [[railway station]] for [[Yalding]], on the opposite side of the river, is actually closer to Nettlestead Green than to its own village. |
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'''Nettlestead Green''', like its near neighbour [[Nettlestead, Kent|Nettlestead]], lies in the [[River Medway|Medway]] valley southwest of [[Maidstone]] in [[Kent]]. |
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It has a church and a 17th-century pub. The [[railway station]] for [[Yalding]] is actually closer to Nettlestead Green than to its own village, which lies on the opposite side of the [[River Medway]]. |
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It was here on 26 June 1944 that Warrant Officer R.A.B ("Red") Blumer RAAF died when his Spitfire crashed. A memorial has been erected to his memory, and on the Saturday closest to 26 June each year a memorial service is held at the crash site. Blumer's portrait, and four information panels, hang in the village pub. |
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{{Geographic location |
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|Centre = Nettlestead Green |
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|North = [[Nettlestead, Kent|Nettlestead]] |
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|Northeast = [[West Farleigh]] |
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|East = [[Yalding]] |
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|Southeast = [[Benover]] |
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|South = [[Hale Street, Kent|Hale Street]] |
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|Southwest = [[East Peckham]] |
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|West = [[Peckham Bush]] |
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|Northwest = [[Mereworth]] |
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}} |
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{{Coord|51.23|0.41|display=title|format=dms}} |
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Latest revision as of 22:01, 29 July 2023
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Nettlestead Green, like its near neighbour Nettlestead, lies in the Medway valley southwest of Maidstone in Kent.
It has a church and a 17th-century pub. The railway station for Yalding is actually closer to Nettlestead Green than to its own village, which lies on the opposite side of the River Medway.
It was here on 26 June 1944 that Warrant Officer R.A.B ("Red") Blumer RAAF died when his Spitfire crashed. A memorial has been erected to his memory, and on the Saturday closest to 26 June each year a memorial service is held at the crash site. Blumer's portrait, and four information panels, hang in the village pub.
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51°14′N 0°25′E / 51.23°N 0.41°E
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