Knowlton was an
eccesiastical and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
; the former was abolished in 194
the latter in 193
and the hamlet is now part of
Goodnestone, Dover, Goodnestone civil parish. It is located about 10 miles (16 km) north of
Dover in
Kent
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, England. ''Knowlton Hall'', set in of parkland, is located here.
The
Church of St Clement
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Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* Chri ...
is now
redundant and in the care of the
Churches Conservation Trust
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, and is open daily.
Knowlton is a
thankful village
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, in that it did not lose anyone in
World War I
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.
It was once served (1916-1948), by a halt on the East Kent Light Railway, one of Colonel Stephen's lines, which ran between Sheperdswell & Wingham.
External links
*
The Knowlton family and Knowlton Hall
Villages in Kent
Dover District
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