West Malling home of inter-county cricket in Kent, and it is known that in 1705, "West of Kent" played Chatham at Malling. The setting for the cricket match between All Muggleton and Dingley Dell in Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers is reputed to be based on an amalgamation of the grounds at West Malling and Maidstone. There is a resemblance to West Malling in the original illustration of the match, a version of which featured on the back of the £10 banknote featuring Dickens, first circulated on 29 April 1992. Dickens, however, was a regular visitor to Dingley Hall in the village of
Bristol Manor Farm F.C. Bristol Manor Farm F.C. Bristol Manor Farm Football Club is an English football club based in Bristol, England. They are currently members of the and play at The Creek. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. Bristol Manor Farm Football Club was formed for the 1960/61 season. Bristol Manor Farm's main rivals are considered to be Yate Town and Mangotsfield United, both from the northern outskirts of Bristol. With all three clubs playing in the Southern League Division One since 2017, fixtures among the three have been seen by some fans as a contest to claim the title