Cowden

Cowden is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the northern slopes of the Weald, south-west of Tonbridge, and lies close to the borders of both East Sussex and Surrey.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cowden railway station and St Mary Magdalene.

Cowden railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cowden railway station is on the Uckfield branch of the Oxted line in southern England and serves Cowden in Kent. It is 29 miles 26 chains from London Bridge. The station is managed by Southern.

St Mary Magdalene

Church

Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0.

The Church of St Mary Magdalene is a parish church in the village of Cowden, in the district of Sevenoaks, Kent, England. It is part of the Church of England and falls within the Diocese of Chichester, the only parish church in Kent to do so.

Church of the Holy Trinity, Markbeech

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hartfield and Edenbridge.

Hartfield

Photo: Poliphilo, CC0.

Hartfield is a village in Ashdown Forest, East Sussex. It is famous as the setting for the Winnie the Pooh stories by A.A Milne.

Edenbridge

Town

Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.

Edenbridge is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. Its name derives from Old English Eadhelmsbrigge. It is located on the border of Kent and Surrey, on the upper floodplain of the River Medway and takes its name from that river's tributary, the River Eden. Edenbridge is situated 3 miles northwest of Cowden.

Hever

Village

Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.

Hever is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the River Eden, a tributary of the River Medway, east of Edenbridge.

Cowden

Type: Locality
Location: Sevenoaks, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.1559° or 51° 9′ 21″ north

Longitude

0.0936° or 0° 5′ 37″ east

Elevation

341 feet (104 metres)

United Nations Location Code

GB CWD

Open location code

9F32534V+9C

GeoNames ID

7290745

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