Sevenoaks
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Sevenoaks lies in west Kent, framed by the wooded hills and chalk escarpments of the Kent Downs and High Weald. Sevenoaks town has a historic centre, with Knole Park and its deer park as major landmarks. The district includes villages such as Westerham and Otford, with traditional streets and historic churches. Chartwell, the former home of Winston Churchill, is set within scenic countryside. Its landscape is defined by hills, valleys, woodlands, and rural estates, making it one of Kent’s most picturesque districts.
The local authority for this district is: Sevenoaks District Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Kent is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Kent County Council.
Constituencies in Sevenoaks
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Wards in Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks is divided into 26 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Ash and New Ash Green
- Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge
- Cowden and Hever
- Crockenhill and Well Hill
- Dunton Green and Riverhead
- Edenbridge North and East
- Edenbridge South and West
- Eynsford
- Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth
- Fawkham and West Kingsdown
- Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount
- Hartley and Hodsoll Street
- Hextable
- Kemsing
- Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway
- Otford and Shoreham
- Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone
- Seal and Weald
- Sevenoaks Eastern
- Sevenoaks Kippington
- Sevenoaks Northern
- Sevenoaks Town and St John's
- Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village
- Swanley St Mary's
- Swanley White Oak
- Westerham and Crockham Hill