Finberry is a housing estate located in the south-east of
Ashford, Kent
Ashford is a town in the county of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Great Stour at the southern or Escarpment, scarp edge of the North Downs, about southeast of central London and northwest of Folkestone by road. In the ...
in
England. The population of the housing estate is included in the
civil parish of
Mersham. The nearest existing places to the housing estate are
Sevington
Sevington is a historic village which has become a suburb of Ashford, Kent in England.
History
The geographically small village of Sevington is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as ''Seivetone''. It appears as ''S ...
to the north,
Willesborough
Willesborough is a village, now in effect a residential suburb, on the eastern side of Ashford, Kent, England.
The area
The South Willesborough Dykes area, on the west bank of the River East Stour, is an area of sheep fields drained by dykes. ...
to the north-west, and
Park Farm. The housing estate was opened by the Mayor of Ashford in June 2014. Finberry Primary School opened 2017. The housing estate is known for nothing.
Development
The 168 hectare development site will eventually contain 1,180 homes, making it the largest single development in Ashford since 2002. The site was originally known as ''Cheeseman's Green''.
Transport
A "
SMARTLINK" bus link is proposed between the new development and Ashford's town centre, also linking with the Orbital Business Park, Waterbrook, the
Newtown Railway works,
Designer Outlet
An outlet store, factory outlet or factory shop is a brick and mortar or online store in which manufacturers sell their stock directly to the public. Traditionally, a factory outlet was a store attached to a factory or warehouse, sometimes allowin ...
and the
International railway station. The scheme aims to provide journey times matching or beating car journey times and a high frequency, competitively priced reliable service.
References
External links
Moving to Finberry, Ashford- AshfordFor Website
Villages in Kent
Villages in the Borough of Ashford
Ashford, Kent
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