Loose is a small village in Kent, located about 2 miles south of Maidstone. The area is characterised by its rural setting within the Loose Valley Conservation Area and a historic river that once powered a paper‑making industry.
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Loose is a village and civil parish some 2 miles (3 km) south of Maidstone, Kent, situated at the head of the Loose Valley, with which it forms the Loose Valley Conservation Area. The fast‑flowing River Loose which rises near Langley runs through the centre of the village and once supported a paper‑making industry, evidence of which can still be found. An area round the village is also known as Loose, but Loose village itself is based in the Loose valley and extends along Busbridge Road towards Tovil. The name is believed to be taken from the Loose Stream, which "loses" itself for several miles underground from the point where it rises in Langley.