title: Chainhurst
text: # Chainhurst
  
  Chainhurst is a wealden village in Kent, England, and is part of Marden civil parish and Maidstone District. It is about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Marden, below Bidborough Ridge, and south of the River Beult floodplain.
  
  ## Landmarks
  
  Chainhurst Farmhouse is grade II* listed and parts of it date back to the 16th century.
  
  ## Economy
  
  Historically, Chainhurst's predominant employment was in agriculture.
  
  Farmland near Chainhurst is used for orchards and arable crops. There were extensive hop gardens with several former oast houses surviving. The Hopper huts south of the bridge over the River Beult accommodated seasonal workers for the annual hop harvest.
  
  Many residents now commute to work in London or elsewhere.
  
  ## Cyclo-cross
  
  Since about 2000, Reed Court Farm has been a Cyclo-Cross venue in the sport's London and South East League.
  
  