Sevenoaks
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 17 ′ N , 0 ° 11 ′ E | ||
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| Residents | 18,588 | ||
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| Post town | SEVENOAKS | ||
| ZIP code section | TN13, TN14, TN15 | ||
| prefix | 01732 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | South East England | ||
| Shire county | Kent | ||
| District | Sevenoaks | ||
| British Parliament | Sevenoaks | ||
The city of Sevenoaks is located in the English county of Kent and is the administrative seat of the district of the same name . The name is said to go back to the Saxon name "Seouenaca" for a chapel near seven oaks in the adjacent Knolepark.
Attractions
- Knole House
- Chevening House , the official seat of the British Foreign Secretary and the Vice Prime Minister
education
There is a well-known international boarding school in Sevenoaks , the Sevenoaks School .
Twin cities
Transport links
The Southeastern Railway offers from the station from frequent train connections to London's Charing Cross railway station .
sons and daughters of the town
- Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717–1797), British Field Marshal, Military Governor of Canada, Governor of the Colony of Virginia and Commander in Chief of the British Army
- Bill Bruford (born 1949), drummer
- Sarah Morris (* 1967), American artist and filmmaker
- Vita Sackville-West (1892–1962), author and member of the Bloomsbury Group
- Kenneth Preston (1901–1995), British regatta sailor
- Charlie Whiting (1952–2019), FIA Race Director, Safety Officer and Head of the Formula 1 Technical Department
Web links
Commons : Sevenoaks - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Website of the city Sevenoaks (English)
- Information Tourist Office (English)