Well Hill is a small

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hamlet within the

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of Shoreham in the Sevenoaks District of

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, England. It lies 3 miles south east of

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& 3.5 miles south of Swanley, adjacent to the Kent border with Greater London.

Well Hill

The hamlet consists of several small cross roads on minor country roads which are mostly without street lighting or pavement and some are single track for a length and lined with trees. There are many detached houses with fairly large gardens, scattered with trees, a public house and a small church; further out there are several farms with many fields, and larger, denser woodland. Well Hill is sometimes referred to as a village but usually a

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; although not an absolute definition, it does not have its own

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at present. Well Hill along with Crockenhill to the north make the

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''Crockenhill and Well Hill Ward''; however the settlement is within the Shoreham Parish not Crockenhill Parish.

Transport

Rail

The nearest National Rail station is Knockholt, located 1.4 miles away.

Buses

Whilst no buses serve Well Hill, London Buses route R7 serves Chelsfield Village which is located 0.5 miles away. This connects it with areas including Chislehurst &

External links

Well Hill Residents Association

Official proposal for a new Well Hill Parish - Also contains facts about Well Hill
{{authority control Villages in Kent