Knockholt

Knockholt
Main Road, Knockholt
Knockholt is located in Kent
Knockholt
Knockholt
Location within Kent
Area2.63 sq mi (6.8 km2)
Population1,222 (2011 Census)[1]
• Density465/sq mi (180/km2)
OS grid referenceTQ467589
Civil parish
  • Knockholt
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSEVENOAKS
Postcode districtTN14
Dialling code01959
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
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51°18′36″N 0°06′18″E / 51.31°N 0.105°E / 51.31; 0.105

Knockholt is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located 5 mi (8 km) north west of Sevenoaks & 5.7 mi (9.2 km) south of Orpington, adjacent to the Kent border with Greater London.

The village is mostly a ribbon development, surrounded by fields that are a part of the Green Belt. There is mixed arable farming. It is in a hilly, rural location, on the top of the dip slope of the North Downs, and has views over London. The village name, originally Nockholt, is one of many villages in England with a derivation from oak trees, most a strong departure from today's spelling of oak such as Aike.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 September 2016.