There have been several archaeological finds in the area: an Anglo-Saxon burial ground was discovered within the grounds of Thurnham Friars in 1913, a 7th-century gold cross was found in 1967 and the remains of a Roman house were excavated in 1933. The remains of Thurnham Castle are just north of the village. Two miles further north are the fragmentary remains of Binbury Castle, a medieval fortified manor house beside a medieval motte.
The railway station at Bearsted, opened on 1 July 1884, was originally named Bearsted and Thurnham. Residents of the village joined forces with the neighbouring village of Bearsted, in voicing their objections to the proposed Kent International Gateway development.
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^ ab"Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
^Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Maidstone Retrieved 2009-12-19
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thurnham, kent, thurnham, village, civil, parish, which, lies, foot, north, downs, miles, north, east, maidstone, borough, maidstone, ceremonial, county, kent, england, population, 2001, including, weavering, which, increased, following, 2011, census, thurnham. Thurnham is a village and civil parish which lies at the foot of the North Downs 3 miles 4 8 km north east of Maidstone in the Borough of Maidstone and ceremonial county of Kent in England It had a population of 1 085 in 2001 including Weavering 2 which increased to 1 205 following the 2011 Census 1 ThurnhamThurnham FriarsThurnhamLocation within KentPopulation1 207 2011 1 OS grid referenceTQ805579Civil parishThurnhamDistrictMaidstoneShire countyKentRegionSouth EastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townMAIDSTONEPostcode districtME14Dialling code01622PoliceKentFireKentAmbulanceSouth East CoastUK ParliamentFaversham and Mid KentList of places UK England Kent 51 17 29 N 0 35 23 E 51 2914 N 0 5897 E 51 2914 0 5897There have been several archaeological finds in the area an Anglo Saxon burial ground was discovered within the grounds of Thurnham Friars in 1913 a 7th century gold cross was found in 1967 and the remains of a Roman house were excavated in 1933 The remains of Thurnham Castle are just north of the village Two miles further north are the fragmentary remains of Binbury Castle a medieval fortified manor house beside a medieval motte St Mary s church a Norman building and Milgate House are Grade I listed buildings The railway station at Bearsted opened on 1 July 1884 was originally named Bearsted and Thurnham Residents of the village joined forces with the neighbouring village of Bearsted in voicing their objections to the proposed Kent International Gateway development References edit a b Civil Parish population 2011 Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Retrieved 15 September 2016 Office for National Statistics Census 2001 Parish Headcounts Maidstone Retrieved 2009 12 19External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thurnham Kent Bearsted and Thurnham Society Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thurnham Kent amp oldid 1057819564, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
