# Ryarsh

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Village in Kent, England

Human settlement in England

Ryarsh St Martin's Church Ryarsh Location within Kent Population 696 (2011 Census)[1] District Tonbridge and Malling Shire county Kent Region South East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town West Malling Postcode district ME 19 Dialling code 01732 Police Kent Fire Kent Ambulance South East Coast UK Parliament Tonbridge[2] List of places UK England Kent 51°18′49″N 0°23′40″E / 51.313650°N 0.394510°E / 51.313650; 0.394510

**Ryarsh** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish) in the [local government district](/source/Non-metropolitan_district) of [Tonbridge and Malling](/source/Tonbridge_and_Malling) in [Kent](/source/Kent), England. It is home to around 1,000 residents.[3] Ryarsh is west of [Maidstone](/source/Maidstone) and north of [West Malling](/source/West_Malling).

## History

Ryarsh is believed to be a [Saxon](/source/Saxon) village dating from around 1050.[4] At the time of the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) (1086) it was in the possession of [Odo of Bayeux](/source/Odo_of_Bayeux), half-brother of [William the Conqueror](/source/William_the_Conqueror). It then passed, by grant of the Crown, to the Crecy and Mowbray families but was confiscated from [John de Mowbray](/source/John_de_Mowbray%2C_2nd_Baron_Mowbray) who rebelled against the King in 1322. The manor of Ryarsh was then given to the Neville family, [Earls of Abergavenny](/source/Marquess_of_Abergavenny).[5]

St Martin's church, on the south side of the M20, is a Grade II* listed building, with parts dating from the 12th century.[6] Before the dissolution of the monasteries, it belonged to the Priors of Merton.[5]

In December 2017, Kent County Council (KCC) received a proposal for a new 12-hectare quarry at Ryarsh that would extract 3.6 million tonnes of sand over a period of up to 24-years.[7] It was strongly opposed by local residents, and in December 2018 KCC excluded the proposal from the county’s [Minerals and Waste Local Plan](/source/Development_plan), thereby rejecting the quarry plan.[8] While, as of 2021, the proposal remains blocked, it could be revived in the future.

## Ryarsh Circle

The "Ryarsh Circle" are remains of a [hill figure](/source/Hill_figure) chalk circle. Little is known about it, but is believed to be manmade.

## Culture and community

The Duke of Wellington pub, Ryarsh

The village [public house](/source/Public_house) is the Duke of Wellington. The village also has a community [village hall](/source/Village_hall) and accompanying village green which hosts the annual fete, [primary school](/source/Primary_school) and children's play area.

## Transport

Ryarsh is located close to the [A20](/source/A20_road_(England)), [M20](/source/M20_motorway_(England)) and [M25](/source/M25_motorway). The closest railway stations are at [West Malling](/source/West_Malling_railway_station) for the [Maidstone East Line](/source/Maidstone_East_Line) and [Snodland](/source/Snodland_railway_station) for the [Medway Valley Line](/source/Medway_Valley_Line).

## Education

Ryarsh Primary School is located on [Birling](/source/Birling%2C_Kent) Road. There is no [secondary school](/source/Secondary_school) in the village, with most pupils transferring to schools in Maidstone, [Sevenoaks](/source/Sevenoaks), [Tonbridge](/source/Tonbridge) or [Tunbridge Wells](/source/Royal_Tunbridge_Wells).[9]

## Notable people

[Celia Fremlin](/source/Celia_Fremlin), novelist, was born in the village.[10]

## See also

- [Listed buildings in Ryarsh](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Ryarsh)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Civil Parish population 2011"](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128117&c=Ryarsh&d=16&e=62&g=6439464&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1474652539029&enc=1). *Neighbourhood Statistics*. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Parliamentary 2024 Constituency Map for Tonbridge"](https://streetguide.co.uk/maps/parliament/2023/Tonbridge). *streetguide.co.uk*. July 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ryarsh.info_3-0)** ["Ryarsh village website"](http://www.ryarsh.info). Retrieved 18 March 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-community_4-0)** Betts, Andy (8 February 2021). ["Ryarsh Village Website"](http://www.ryarshvillage.co.uk). Retrieved 8 February 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Bristow_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Bristow_5-1) ["Parishes: Ryarsh Pages 488-496 The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 4. Originally published by W Bristow, Canterbury, 1798"](https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-kent/vol4/pp488-496). *British History Online*. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-BLB_6-0)** ["Listed Buildings in Ryarsh, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent"](https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/ryarsh-tonbridge-and-malling-kent#.Xww_cChKhPY). *British Listed Buildings*. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** May, Luke (7 March 2019). ["Last chance for Ryarsh residents to oppose 3.6million tonne sand quarry off Roughetts Road"](https://www.kentonline.co.uk/malling/news/last-push-to-stop-quarry-200207/). *Kent online*. [Kent Messenger](/source/Kent_Messenger). Retrieved 14 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** May, Luke (23 October 2019). ["Ryarsh Protection Group makes Florida holiday offer as part of fight against 3.6 million tonne quarry"](https://www.kentonline.co.uk/malling/news/florida-offer-in-fight-against-sand-quarry-214663/). *Kent online*. [Kent Messenger](/source/Kent_Messenger). Retrieved 14 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Ryarsh Primary School Prospectus"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101018065524/http://www.ryarsh.kent.sch.uk/default.cfm?pid=3774). Archived from [the original](http://www.ryarsh.kent.sch.uk/default.cfm?pid=3774) on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [*Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers*, ed. John M. Reilly, London, Macmillan, 1980, p. 615.](https://books.google.com/books?id=_U6vCwAAQBAJ&dq=%22born+in+ryarsh%22+fremlin&pg=PA615)

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Ryarsh](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ryarsh).

- [Ryarsh Parish Council](https://ryarsh-pc.gov.uk/)

- [Ryarsh village website](https://www.ryarshvillage.co.uk)

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