It lies between Sevenoaks and Chatham.. Ash and Ridley were formerly separate parishes.

There is no village and the church stands in the southern part of Ridley, having the parsonage and a lodge nearby.

[2] Ridley is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Redlege and is also recorded elsewhere as Redlegh.

[5] Hodsoll Street was previously part of Ash parish [8] Ridley is within the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Diocese of Rochester.

The church, which stands in the southern part of the parish, is dedicated to St. Peter.