Newyears Wood

Places of Interest

Down House

Photo: Anthonyeatworld, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. It was in this house and garden that Darwin worked on his theory of evolution by natural selection, which he had conceived in London before moving to Down.

Downe Bank

Nature reserve

Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Downe Bank is a nature reserve owned and managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust in the North Downs, close to Downe in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest together with the neighbouring High Elms Country Park.

St Katharine’s Church, Knockholt

Church

Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Katharine's Church is an Anglican parish church in the village of Knockholt and the Sevenoaks deanery. St Katharine's and St Margaret's came together in 1983 as a United Benefice under one parish priest.

Places in the Area

Shoreham

Photo: Nigel Freeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shoreham is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located 5.2 miles north of Sevenoaks. The probable derivation of the name is estate at the foot of a steep slope.

Westerham

Photo: Ross Burgess, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Westerham is a town of 4,500 people in Kent. The River Darent, which flows through the town, used to power three watermills.

Biggin Hill

Town

Photo: Philip Talmage, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Biggin Hill is a town in the London Borough of Bromley, about 15.2 miles south-southeast of Charing Cross. It is separated from London's built-up area by the Metropolitan green belt and is located adjacent to the Greater London boundary with Kent and Surrey.

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

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