Chevening, Kent
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  Chevening shown within Kent |
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| District | Sevenoaks |
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| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
Coordinates: Chevening is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish is located to the north-west of Sevenoaks on the southern slopes of the North Downs. The parish is a small one, being 6.5 miles (10.4 km) in length and one mile (1.6 km) wide. Apart from the village the remaining area is rural. Chevening House, looked after by the National Trust, is located here. The Pilgrims' Way crosses the parish. Close to Chevening the path of Harold's army en route to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, heading south along what is now Chipstead Lane, crosses King William's route after the Battle towards London along the Pilgrim's Way.
The village of Chevening is also small. It stands on the upper reaches of the River Darent. The village lies very close to the M25 motorway. Its parish church is dedicated to St Botolph.
Chevening used to be served by a railway station on the branch line running between Westerham and Dunton Green that opened in 1881 and closed in 1961.
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