▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ash ford . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Brook ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁g ently ▁rolling ▁valley ▁top ▁immediately ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Down s . ▁ ▁The ▁bro ok ▁referred ▁to ▁r ises ▁here ▁and ▁flows ▁east ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁combined ▁East ▁and ▁West ▁St our , ▁that ▁is , ▁the ▁River ▁Great ▁St our . ▁ ▁The ▁south - east ▁fifth ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁is ▁wood land . ▁ ▁Brook ▁has ▁a ▁small ▁village ▁museum . ▁ ▁The ▁human ▁population ▁of ▁this ▁area ▁rose ▁by ▁ 3 ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Census ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁ 1 1 th ▁century ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁parish ▁church ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁St ▁Mary . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁Bapt ist ▁chap el . ▁The ▁church ▁of ▁St . ▁Mary , ▁ere cted ▁about ▁ 1 0 7 5 , ▁is ▁of ▁stone , ▁in ▁the ▁Early ▁Norman ▁style , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁tower ▁containing ▁ 3 ▁b ells : ▁the ▁tower ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁light ning ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁north west ▁corner ▁destroyed , ▁but ▁was ▁restored ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 : ▁there ▁are ▁ 1 6 0 ▁sitt ings . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Brook ▁Par ish ▁Council ▁ ▁Brook ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁church ▁ ▁Brook ▁Bapt ist ▁Chap el ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Kent ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Ash ford