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Kemsing
Kemsing — village and civil parish in Kent, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kemsing · 1.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Kemsing is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 4,014 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Kent, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.3071°, 0.2252°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Kemsing is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. The parish lies on the scarp face of the North Downs, 20 miles south east of Central London and 4 miles (6 km) north east of Sevenoaks. Also in the parish there are the hamlets of Heaverham, 1 mile (2 km) to the east and Noah's Ark 0.5 miles (1 km) to the south. The population of the civil parish in 2001 was 4,014 persons, increasing to a population of 4,218 at the 2011 Census.
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Background
History
Kemsing was the birthplace of Saint Edith of Wilton, a daughter of the Anglo-Saxon King Edgar I between 961 and 964. The well at the centre of the village is dedicated to her, a plaque on the wall recording the local legend that her saintly presence has given the water healing properties. The parish church, Saxon in origin, is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin. Another local legend states that the knights who murdered Archbishop Thomas Becket rode through Kemsing on their way to seek him out at Canterbury. Following his canonisation, Kemsing became a stop-off place on the Pilgrims' Way, along which pilgrims travelled to visit the saint's shrine at Canterbury Cathedral. The lordship of Kemsing…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3071, 0.2252
- County
- Kent
- District
- Sevenoaks
- Parish
- Kemsing
- Postcode
- TN15 6TG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Population
- 4,014
- Nearest railway station
- Kemsing — 1.9 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q947314 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kemsing (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Kemsing St Mary.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kemsing?
- Kemsing is in Kent, London, United Kingdom (postcode TN15 6TG), in the parish of Kemsing.
- Is Kemsing a protected site?
- Yes — Kemsing is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Kemsing free to visit?
- Yes, Kemsing is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kemsing?
- The nearest railway station is Kemsing, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN15 6TG.