Ulcombe Kent

Ulcombe is a village and civil parish near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. The name is recorded in the Domesday Book and is thought to derive from 'Owl-coomb': 'coomb' meaning 'a deep little wooded valley; a hollow in a hill side' in Old English. The original deserted Medieval village site lies to the east of the parish church in a valley. There is also a w…
Ulcombe is a village and civil parish near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. The name is recorded in the Domesday Book and is thought to derive from 'Owl-coomb': 'coomb' meaning 'a deep little wooded valley; a hollow in a hill side' in Old English. The original deserted Medieval village site lies to the east of the parish church in a valley. There is also a water-mill below this site, probably of early origins. It stands below the Greensand Way.
  • Population: 890 (2011 Civil Parish including Chegworth)
  • OS grid reference: TQ846497
  • Shire county: Kent
  • Region: South East
  • Country: England
  • Sovereign state: United Kingdom
  • Post town: Maidstone
Data from: en.wikipedia.org