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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 / 51.23; 0.41

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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]].
+'''Nettlestead Green''', like its near neighbour [[Nettlestead, Kent|Nettlestead]], lies in the [[River Medway|Medway]] valley southwest of [[Maidstone]] in [[Kent]].
-It has its own church{{Fact|date=February 2010}}, character village 17th century pub (The Hop Pole Inn) and a plant nursery (Wood Cottage Nursery). The Post Office recently closed.  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 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 26 June each year a memorial service is held at the crash site.
+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.
+==External links==
+{{Commons category-inline|Nettlestead Green}}
+{{Geographic location
+|Centre    = Nettlestead Green
+|North     = [[Nettlestead, Kent|Nettlestead]]
+|Northeast = [[West Farleigh]]
+|East      = [[Yalding]]
+|Southeast = [[Benover]]
+|South     = [[Hale Street, Kent|Hale Street]]
+|Southwest = [[East Peckham]]
+|West      = [[Peckham Bush]]
+|Northwest = [[Mereworth]]
+}}
 {{Maidstone}}
 {{Coord|51.23|0.41|display=title|format=dms}}
+{{authority control}}
-[[Category:Villages in Kent]]
+[[Category:Hamlets in Kent]]