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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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KNOCKHOLT, or NOCKHOLT, a village and a parish in Bromley district, Kent. The village stands on high ground, 4 miles SW by W of Shoreham r. station, and 5 NW of Sevenoaks; is a straggling but pleasant place; and. has a post office under Sevenoaks. The parish comprises 1, 683 acres. Real property, £2, 377. Pop., 617. Houses, 133. The property is much subdivided. Knockholt House is the seat of G. S. Stainman, Esq.; and Burlings, the Grange, and Scotts Lodge, are other chief residences. A clump of very old trees, called the Knockholt beeches, is on a lofty hill, and is visible at long distances around. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £140. * Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is an ancient structure of brick and flint, and has a tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, an endowed school, with £50 a year, and other charities £50.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Knockholt CP/Ch Bromley RegD/PLU Kent AncC |
| Place names: | KNOCKHOLT | KNOCKHOLT OR NOCKHOLT | NOCKHOLT |
| Place: | Knockholt |
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