Knockholt, Kent

Description
Knockholt, a village and a parish in Kent. The village stands on high ground, 2 miles from Halstead station on th& S.E.R., and 5 NW of Sevenoaks, and has a post, money order,. and telegraph office under Sevenoaks. It is situated about 750 feet above sea-level, is much frequented by visitors in the summer, and is supplied with water by the Kent Water Company from their well near Orpington station. Acreage of parish, 1700; population, 872. A clump of very old trees, called the Knockholt Beeches, is on a lofty hill, and is visible at great distances around. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury; value, £240 with residence. Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is an ancient structure of chalk and flint, and has a brick tower. There are Wesleyan, Bible Christian, and Calvinistic chapels.