Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Sevenoaks · Region: South East
Explore West Kingsdown, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Kingsdown 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.
| Place | West Kingsdown |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Sevenoaks |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.350783 |
| Longitude | 0.257820 |
| Place Type | Village |
West Kingsdown, a place where the Kentish Downs begin their gentle rise, offers a quiet charm. It lies 7.9 km south-east of Swanley (from Swanley: bearing 131°T, OS grid TQ 573 637), and is situated south-west of Fawkham Green village. The air here often carries the subtle scent of damp earth and distant fields, a reminder of the agricultural heart that has long sustained West Kingsdown. The village green, a verdant expanse under the soft English sky, serves as a communal breath, where children’s laughter might mingle with the murmur of conversation. Though its origins are rooted in the Saxon period, West Kingsdown today is a testament to enduring rural life, its present woven from threads of past and present. The nearby countryside, a patchwork of ancient woodlands and open pastures, provides a natural beauty that seems to lend a particular clarity to the light that falls upon West Kingsdown.
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Explore West Kingsdown, 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: 51.350783, 0.257820. 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 | June 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. |