Welcome to the Yalding Archive : This is under construction May 2024

Yalding, a village and civil parish in the Borough of Maidstone, marks what was one of the main shipping points on the River Medway. This was initially for cannon from the surrounding villages of the Wealden iron industry and one iron master was John Browne from Horsmonden. The wharf was later used to transport fruit and hops from the hop gardens and orchards in the surrounding area.  

The village is situated approximately 5 miles north east of Paddock Wood and  6 miles south west of Maidstone at a point where the Rivers Teise and Beult join the River Medway. The parish includes the villages of Benover and Laddingford.

There are three bridges in Yalding, the Twyford Bridge (meaning twin ford, where there was originally a double crossing of the two rivers) is considered to be one of the finest medieval bridges in the south-east.