East Hill is a hamlet in the civil parish of

West Kingsdown West Kingsdown is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England, on the A20 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Swanley, 5.5 miles (9 km) northeast of Sevenoaks and from London. The area The parish was part of Axst ...

, in the

Sevenoaks District Sevenoaks is a local government district in west Kent, England. Its council is based in the town of Sevenoaks. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Sevenoaks Urban District, Sevenoaks Rural District and part of Dartford Rur ...

, in the county of

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in England.

Location

East Hill is about eight miles north west of the large town of

Sevenoaks Sevenoaks is a town in Kent with a population of 29,506, situated south-east of London, England. Also classified as a civil parishes in England, civil parish, Sevenoaks is served by a commuter South Eastern Main Line, main line railway into Lo ...

and about four miles north of the large village of

Kemsing Kemsing is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Sevenoaks (district), Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. The parish lies on the scarp face of the North Downs, 20 miles south east of Central London and north east of ...

and about two miles south west of the large village of

Nearby hamlets

Nearby hamlets include Romney Street, Woodlands,

Knatts Valley Knatts Valley is a hamlet in the civil parish of West Kingsdown, in the Sevenoaks District, Sevenoaks district, in the county of Kent, England. It was originally a rural community consisting mainly of several smallholdings: the principal farms ...

Maplescombe Maplescombe is a hamlet in the West Kingsdown civil parish, in the Sevenoaks District, in the county of Kent, England. __TOC__ Location It is about eight miles northeast of the town of Sevenoaks and is near the large village of Kemsing and a ...

, Knockmill and Cotmans Ash.

Amenities

There are about a dozen woods nearby with miles of public footpaths. It also has a caravan and camping site.

Transport

The hamlet is on a minor dead-end road (East Hill Road). although it is within a few miles of the A20, the

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and the M20, M26 and M25 motorways. The nearest railway station is

Otford railway station Otford railway station serves Otford in Kent. It is down the line from . Train services are provided by Southeastern and Thameslink. History The first station at Otford opened on 1 June 1874. It was located at the point where the lines to B ...

, approximately four miles away.

Sources

* A-Z Great Britain Road Atlas (page 181) * http://www.ikent.co.uk/profile/71091/Sevenoaks/East-Hill-Farm-Caravan-Park/ {{coord, 51, 20, 22, N, 0, 14, 06, E, type:city(100)_region:GB, display=title Hamlets in Kent Sevenoaks District