Etymology
The town's name is derived from theHistory
There are few records earlier than the 13th century for the town, when it was given market status. The weekly cattle market was held in Hitchen Hatch Lane until 1999. It was closed to make way for the "160 BT building" in London Road. A food market is held in the centre of town every Saturday. In theGovernance
Sevenoaks is governed by a town council with sixteen members. The town is divided into six wards: Kippington, Northern, St John's, Town, Wildernesse and Eastern. The offices of Sevenoaks District Council are located in the town.Geography
The town is situated at the junction of two main routes from the north before traffic climbs over theDemography
The 2001 census counts approximately 18,588 residents within the SevenoaksEconomy
Sevenoaks, like much ofLandmarks
Knole Park is a 1,000-acre (4 km²)Religious sites
There are four churches belonging to theEducation
There is one mixed state secondary school, theTransport
Sevenoaks is located at the junction of two ancient roads heading south from London andLeisure
Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve is to the north of the town centre, around one of the former gravel pits. It is aSports
Sevenoaks has threeCulture
Television viewers can receive either London (north/west via Crystal Palace) or Kent and Sussex (aerial pointing eastwards viaLocal media
The local radio station for Sevenoaks is KMFM West Kent, although no local programmes are broadcast on the station due to it being part of the KMFM network across Kent that broadcasts from Medway. The station still receives local adverts, what-on local events and sponsors. Sevenoaks is served by county wide stations BBC Radio Kent, Heart South, Smooth Radio and many London stations. Because of its proximity to London, television signals are in the main received from the Crystal Palace transmitter, placing Sevenoaks in the BBC London and ITV London areas, rather than BBC South East or ITV Meridian which serve most of Kent from the Bluebell Hill and Dover transmitters. The local paper is the ''Notable people
*Twinnings
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;Notes * ''Kent History Illustrated'' Frank W. Jessup (Kent County Council, 1966) * ''Railways of the Southern Region'' Geoffrey Body (PSL Field Guide 1989)External links
* {{authority control Towns in Kent Market towns in Kent