- Penshurst
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude=51.17041
longitude=0.17997
official_name= Penshurst
population =
shire_district= Sevenoaks
shire_county =Kent
region= South East Englandconstituency_westminster=Tonbridge and Malling
post_town=Tonbridge
postcode_district=TN
postcode_area=TN
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= TQ525435Penshurst is a village and
civil parish in the Sevenoaks District ofKent ,England . The parish is located on the northern slopes of theWeald , west ofTonbridge . Within the parish boundaries are the two villages of Penshurst andFordcombe , with a combined population of some 1600 persons. The majority of the parish is in anArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty .Penshurst
village is located some five miles south ofSevenoaks inKent , England. The village grew up aroundPenshurst Place . It lies between two rivers – the Medway and the Eden. There are many Tudor-looking buildings in the village, although some are Victorian. There is also a vineyard nearby.The parish church, dedicated to
St John the Baptist is one of the two churches in the civil parish.The "Leicester Arms", once part of the Penshurst Estate, was owned by Sir William Sidney, grandfather of poet and statesman Sir
Philip Sidney . His other grandson, Viscount De L’isle was appointed Earl of Leicester in 1618 and it was shortly after this that The Leicester Arms, formerly known as The Porcupine, was renamed in his honour. The inn is now owned privately.Penshurst railway station is some 2 miles to the north of the village, at the hamlet of Chiddingstone Causeway.External links
* [http://www.penshurstpc.kentparishes.gov.uk/ Penshurst Parish Council]
* [http://www.fromoldbooks.org/Search/?loc=Penshurst Historic images of Penshurst]
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