The Knowle
The Knowle is a hamlet in Higham, Borough of Gravesham, England. The Knowle is situated nearby to the village Higham, as well as near the locality Chequers Street.Places of Interest
Highlights include Higham railway station and Higham Library.
Higham railway station
Railway station
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Higham railway station is in the hamlet of Lower Higham in north Kent. The village of Higham is about 1 mile to the south. It is 28 miles 42 chains down the line from London Charing Cross.
Gads Hill Place
Manor estate
Photo: Jack1956, Public domain.
Gad's Hill Place in Higham, Kent, sometimes spelt Gadshill Place and Gads Hill Place, was the country home of Charles Dickens. Today the building is the independent Gad's Hill School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wainscott and Strood.
Wainscott
Village
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wainscott is a small village in Rochester, in Kent, England. It is in the civil parish of Frindsbury Extra, in the Medway Unitary Authority, that is Medway Council. Wainscott is situated 2 miles east of The Knowle.
Strood
Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strood is a town on the River Medway in the north of the English county of Kent. Together with its neighbouring towns of Rochester and Chatham it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.
Medway Gate
Locality
Medway Gate, formerly Cuxton Pit No. 3, is a modern residential neighbourhood, built within a former chalk quarry, in Strood, in the Medway district, in the ceremonial county of Kent, England. Medway Gate is situated 2½ miles south of The Knowle.
The Knowle
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Higham, Borough of Gravesham, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.42054° or 51° 25′ 14″ northLongitude
0.46199° or 0° 27′ 43″ eastOpen location code
9F32CFC6+6QOpenStreetMap ID
node 254395888OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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