Chipstead is a small village within the parish of
Chevening in the
Sevenoaks District of
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
, England. It lies just west of the town of
Sevenoaks and just off the
A21 and
A25 roads. It is also within a short distance of the
M25 motorway
The M25 or London Orbital Motorway is a major road encircling most of Greater London. The motorway is one of the most important roads in the UK and one of the busiest. Margaret Thatcher opened the final section in 1986, making the M25 the lon ...
, though not visible from it.
Although small in size, it has various attractions and features, including traditional southern English village architecture and a large lake. The village has two public houses: th
"George and Dragon" a 16th-century coaching inn on the High Street, and th
"Bricklayers Arms"on Chevening Road opposite the lake.
Chipstead Lake (also known as Longford Lake) is man-made, the result of gravel extraction during the 20th century. It has an area of 30 hectares (74 acres) and is used for:
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angling b
Homesdale Angling Society*
sailing b
Chipstead Sailing Club
The Chapel of the Good Shepherd is an
Anglican chapel of ease to Chevening
parish church.
A 19th-century
Grade II-listed former chapel (now a house) in the village centre was used by the
Bible Christian Church.
Chipstead was served by
Chevening Halt railway station on the
Westerham Valley Branch Line running between
Westerham and
Dunton Green; it opened in 1881 and closed in 1961. The closest railway station is now
Sevenoaks. Chipstead village is now served by the 401 Sevenoaks-Westerham bus and the 452 Sevenoaks Station Circular commuter bus.
Chipstead is a comfortable, quiet community. There is a thriving residents' association, which has voiced opinions over issues such as traffic control in the area.
See also
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List of places of worship in Sevenoaks (district)
The Districts of England, district of Sevenoaks District, Sevenoaks, one of 13 local government districts in the English county of Kent, has nearly 120 current and former places of worship. The town of Sevenoaks, the administrative centre of ...
References
External links
Chevening Parish Council website
Villages in Kent
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