Bethersden is a village and civil parish five miles west of Ashford, Kent. The village has two public houses – The Bull and The George. It has a beautiful church , built in the early 15th century, and a Baptist church . Bethersden was formerly well known for producing Bethersden 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 businesses have operated from the village: Stevenson Brothers, who produce high-quality handmade rocking horses; W & D Cole, who make iron gates and railings; and the former Colt Houses, who sold prefabricated timber homes...
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