Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Maidstone · Region: South East
Explore Knowles Hill, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Knowles Hill map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Knowles Hill, Kent, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Knowles Hill |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Maidstone |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.179791 |
| Longitude | 0.552229 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Knowles Hill emerges from the Kentish landscape as a quiet intersection of residential life and the persistent, low-lying greenery that defines this corner of the Weald. It lies 6.6 miles south-south-east of Maidstone (from Maidstone: bearing 168°T, OS grid TQ 784 453), and is situated west of Hawkenbury village. The terrain here holds a particular stillness, where the air often carries the damp, earthy scent of the nearby River Beult SSSI, a winding artery that dictates the slow drainage of the surrounding fields. Sunlight strikes the local hedgerows with a sharp, pale clarity, casting long shadows that seem to stretch across the tarmac as the afternoon wanes. To the north-west, the placid waters of Monk Lake offer a mirror to the sky, providing a stark, reflective contrast to the modest domesticity of the nearby homes. Knowles Hill remains defined by this proximity to managed water and wilder marshland, where the horizon feels wide and unencumbered by the density of more urban districts. Residents move with a measured pace, observing the changing seasons as the light shifts from the brittle brightness of winter to the heavy, gold-dusted warmth of late summer. This geography ensures that the rhythms of the environment are always present, pressing gently against the edges of daily life.
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Explore Knowles Hill, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.179791, 0.552229. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |