Fawkham
Encyclopedia
Fawkham is a village and civil parish
in the Sevenoaks
District of Kent
, England
. The parish is located to the north-east of Sevenoaks
town. The main village in the parish is Fawkham Green
. The railway station now called Longfield
was originally called Fawkham.
The 12th century parish church is dedicated to St Mary; it is part of the united benefice of Fawkham and Hartley. The M20 motorway
crosses the parish.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks (district)
Sevenoaks is a local government district covering the western most part of Kent in England. Its council is based in the town of Sevenoaks. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the Sevenoaks Urban District, Sevenoaks Rural District and part of Dartford...
District of Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The parish is located to the north-east of Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks is a commuter town situated on the London fringe of west Kent, England, some 20 miles south-east of Charing Cross, on one of the principal commuter rail lines from the capital...
town. The main village in the parish is Fawkham Green
Fawkham Green
Fawkham Green is the main village within the civil parish of Fawkham in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The village is located approximately ten miles northeast of Sevenoaks town....
. The railway station now called Longfield
Longfield
Longfield is a village in the Dartford borough of Kent. It is located four miles south east of Dartford and near Gravesend. It contains several shops, a pub, and a 14th century church...
was originally called Fawkham.
The 12th century parish church is dedicated to St Mary; it is part of the united benefice of Fawkham and Hartley. The M20 motorway
M20 motorway
The M20 is a motorway in Kent, England. It runs from the M25 motorway to Folkestone, providing a link to the Channel Tunnel and the ports at Dover. It is long...
crosses the parish.