East Malling

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Village in Kent, England

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::summary Village in Kent, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
official_name	East Malling
civil_parish	East Malling and Larkfield
country	England
region	South East England
coordinates
post_town	WEST MALLING
postcode_area	ME
postcode_district	ME19
dial_code	01732
constituency_westminster	Maidstone and Malling
shire_district	Tonbridge and Malling
shire_county	Kent
hide_services	Yes
static_image	St James the Great's Church, East Malling (NHLE Code 1099148).JPG
static_image_caption	St James the Great's Church
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**East Malling ** is a village in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, in the part of the civil parish of East Malling and Larkfield lying south of the A20 road. In 2019 the ward had an estimated population of 5,478.

History

The earliest recorded reference to East Malling is "in a Charter of King Edmund I (reigned 939 – 946 AD) which refers to 'East Mealing', describing a gallows." East Malling was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Mellingete.

Farming was common in the area until the 1960s especially of hops and fruit orchards, and some of this activity remains today including the East Malling Research Station. After World War II, Malling Rural District Council developed the Step Stile and Clare Park housing estates.

Amenities

The ragstone church is dedicated to St James the Great, and forms part of a Conservation Area on the High Street. It boasts of a clerestoried nave dating from the 14th century. Within the church lies Sir Thomas Twisden, a high court judge who presided at the trials of the regicides of Charles I.

St James is the primary school, and the main secondary school for the area is The Malling School.

Transport

East Malling railway station is served by trains to Maidstone, Ashford and London.

Media

Much of the location filming for the 1960s BBC comedy programme Mr Pastry took place in the countryside around East Malling. Richard Hearne who starred had lived in a neighbouring village, St Mary Platt, and knew the area well.

Notable people

Paxton Whitehead (1937–2023), actor and theatre director, born in East Malling
Sir Thomas Twisden, 1st Baronet (1602–1683), owner of Bradbourne House from 1656.

Climate

| width = auto | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = East Malling (1991–2020) |Jan record high C = 17.4 |Feb record high C = 19.1 |Mar record high C = 22.2 |Apr record high C = 27.1 |May record high C = 31.1 |Jun record high C = 33.3 |Jul record high C = 38.4 |Aug record high C = 37.4 |Sep record high C = 32.4 |Oct record high C = 27.8 |Nov record high C = 18.9 |Dec record high C = 16.1 |year record high C = 38.4 | Jan high C = 8.0 | Feb high C = 8.5 | Mar high C = 11.0 | Apr high C = 14.2 | May high C = 17.3 | Jun high C = 20.4 | Jul high C = 22.8 | Aug high C = 22.6 | Sep high C = 19.5 | Oct high C = 15.4 | Nov high C = 11.2 | Dec high C = 8.5 | year high C = 15.0 | Jan mean C = 5.1 | Feb mean C = 5.3 | Mar mean C = 7.3 | Apr mean C = 9.6 | May mean C = 12.7 | Jun mean C = 15.6 | Jul mean C = 17.9 | Aug mean C = 17.8 | Sep mean C = 14.9 | Oct mean C = 11.6 | Nov mean C = 7.9 | Dec mean C = 5.5 | year mean C = 11.0 | Jan low C = 2.2 | Feb low C = 2.1 | Mar low C = 3.5 | Apr low C = 5.1 | May low C = 8.0 | Jun low C = 10.8 | Jul low C = 13.0 | Aug low C = 12.9 | Sep low C = 10.4 | Oct low C = 7.8 | Nov low C = 4.6 | Dec low C = 2.5 | year low C = 6.9 |Jan record low C = -17.8 |Feb record low C = -17.2 |Mar record low C = -10.0 |Apr record low C = -5.6 |May record low C = -4.4 |Jun record low C = -1.7 |Jul record low C = 2.8 |Aug record low C = 1.7 |Sep record low C = -0.6 |Oct record low C = -8.9 |Nov record low C = -7.8 |Dec record low C = -11.5 |year record low C = -17.8 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 69.3 | Feb precipitation mm = 51.2 | Mar precipitation mm = 43.5 | Apr precipitation mm = 45.5 | May precipitation mm = 46.2 | Jun precipitation mm = 47.5 | Jul precipitation mm = 41.7 | Aug precipitation mm = 55.5 | Sep precipitation mm = 50.3 | Oct precipitation mm = 73.4 | Nov precipitation mm = 75.1 | Dec precipitation mm = 71.0 | year precipitation mm = 670.2 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 12.1 | Feb precipitation days = 10.0 | Mar precipitation days = 9.0 | Apr precipitation days = 8.6 | May precipitation days = 8.2 | Jun precipitation days = 7.8 | Jul precipitation days = 7.4 | Aug precipitation days = 8.1 | Sep precipitation days = 8.0 | Oct precipitation days = 11.3 | Nov precipitation days = 12.3 | Dec precipitation days = 12.3 | year precipitation days = 115.1 | Jan sun = 59.5 | Feb sun = 77.0 | Mar sun = 123.0 | Apr sun = 181.2 | May sun = 215.8 | Jun sun = 220.1 | Jul sun = 226.6 | Aug sun = 213.1 | Sep sun = 160.7 | Oct sun = 117.9 | Nov sun = 71.3 | Dec sun = 57.1 | year sun = 1723.3 | source 1 = Met Office{{cite web |url = https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/u107dpz9j |title = East Malling (Kent) UK climate averages - Met Office |publisher = Met Office |access-date = July 5, 2024}} |source 2 = Starlings Roost Weather |date=November 2025}}

Nearest settlements

References

"Location of Maidstone and Malling".
"East Malling". City Population De.
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council https://www.tmbc.gov.uk/downloads/file/1252/medway-gap-character-area-spd-adopted-part-1
"Kent A-E". The Domesday Book Online.
Historic England https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1099148
Mee, Arthur. (1961). "The King's England: Arthur Mee's Kent". The Caxton Publishing Company Ltd..
Rae, Lisbie. "Paxton Whitehead".
"Sir Thomas Twisden".
"Monthly Temperature Extremes".

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