Molash
Molash | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Canterbury | |
Postcode district | CT4 | |
Dialling code | 01233 | |
Police | Kent | |
Fire | Kent | |
Ambulance | South East Coast | |
UK Parliament | ||
Molash is a
. Each of these is centred 7 miles (11 km) away.Geography
Molash is a
ridge
of the North Downs.
Amenities
In the village, St. Peter's Church, built in the 13th century, with a Norman font and mostly 14th-century stained glass windows, was probably built on the site of an earlier church. The Yew trees in the churchyard are 2,000 years old.[2]
Transport
The village is centred on the North Downs - on the
A252 road between Canterbury, Ashford and Faversham (which is on the coast), each 8 miles (13 km) away.[3]
In popular culture
Author Russell Hoban repurposes Molash as "Moal Arse" in his 1980, post apocalyptic novel Riddley Walker.[4]
References
- United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National StatisticsRetrieved 10 May 2014
- ^ Ashford Borough Council
- ^ Kent County Council
- ^ "Places - Riddley Walker Annotations". Errorbar. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
External links
Media related to Molash at Wikimedia Commons