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{{Short description|Village in Kent, England}}
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{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country                  = England
|static_image_name        = High Street, Charing, Kent, c1905.jpg 
|static_image_caption     = Charing High Street, c. 1905
|official_name            = Charing 
|coordinates              = {{coord|51.2107|0.7949|display=inline,title}}
|population               = 2766	
|area_total_km2           = 24.9			
|population_ref           = (Civil Parish 2011)<ref name=ons>[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030211201309/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/ |date=11 February 2003 }} [[United Kingdom Census 2011]] ''[[Office for National Statistics]]'' Retrieved 10 May 2014</ref>
|shire_district           = [[Ashford (borough)|Ashford]]
|shire_county             = [[Kent]]
|region                   = South East England
|constituency_westminster = [[Weald of Kent (UK Parliament constituency)|Weald of Kent]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Location of Weald of Kent |url= https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/4385/location |website=parliament.uk|access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref>
|post_town                = [[Ashford, Kent|Ashford]]
|postcode_district        = TN27
|postcode_area            = TN
|dial_code                = 01233
|os_grid_reference        = TQ953494
}}

'''Charing''' ({{audio|Charing.oga|listen}}) is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Ashford (borough)|Ashford]] district of [[Kent]], in south-east England. It includes the settlements of Charing Heath and [[Westwell Leacon]]. It is located at the foot of the [[North Downs]] and reaches up to the [[escarpment]]. In 2011 the parish had a population of 2,766.

The [[Pilgrims' Way]], the [[M20 motorway]] and [[Charing railway station]] (between London Victoria and Ashford International via [[Maidstone]]) serve the parish.