Hever, Kent

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Hever
Hever, Kent (Kent)
Hever, Kent

Hever shown within Kent
District Sevenoaks
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: UKEnglandKent

Coordinates: 51°11′01″N 0°06′38″E / 51.18348, 0.11055:This article is about Hever, Kent. For Hever, Belgium, see Hever, Belgium.

Hever is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the River Eden, and tributary of the River Medway, east of Edenbridge. It is 5 miles (8 km) by 1-mile (1.6 km) in area, and 3,062 acres (12.39 km²) in area. The parish includes the villages of Four Elms, Hever itself, and Markbeech.

Hever contains Hever Castle, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn.

There are three parish churches, one at each village. All are one united benefice.

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