Bethersden is a small
village and civil parish five miles (8 km) west of
Ashford, Kent.
The village has two public houses – The Bull and The George.
It has a beautiful church (St Margaret's), built in the
early 15th century, and a Baptist church (Union Chapel).
Bethersden formerly well-known for producing Marble and was
a centre of the Kentish wool trade. Lovelace Place in
Bethersden was the birthplace of 17th-century poet Richard
Lovelace.
Several successful business have operated from the village —
The Stevenson Brothers, who produce high quality hand made
rocking horses, W & D Cole, who make iron gates and
raillings and the former Colt Houses, who sold pre
fabricated timber homes.
The village has a football team and a cricket team, and a
small primary school.
The Bethersden Parish Records Society holds the original
parish register, maps, books, photographs and other records
relating to the village.