Kemsing facts for kids
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| Population | 4,014 (2001) 4,218 (2011) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
Kemsing is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish is twinned with Compton and lies on the steep slope face of the North Downs, 20 miles south east of Central London. Also in the parish are the hamlets of Heaverham, and Noah's Ark. The population of the civil parish in 2001 was 4014 persons, increasing to a population of 4,218 at the 2011 Census.
The village lies in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and Kemsing Down Reserve lies above Pilgrims Way on the North Downs. It is reached from Childsbridge Lane, and is an area of chalk grassland.
History
Kemsing was the birthplace, in between AD 961 and 964, of Saint Edith of Wilton, a daughter of the Anglo-Saxon King Edgar I. The well at the centre of the village is dedicated to her, a plaque on the wall recording the local legend that her saintly presence has given the water healing properties. The historic village centre area around the well includes the war memorial, a cluster of picturesque cottages and St. Edith's Hall, the front of which is adorned with a statue of the saint and a clock which chimes the hours.
During the first world war St Edith Hall was used as a hospital and manned by the Kent Voluntary Aid Detachment. Wounded soldiers from the western front were returned to England and the hall at Kemsing was one of many facilities in the south east of England used during the war.
The Women's Institute organisation opened its first institute in Kent in Kemsing in December 1915. In 2011 well dressing was introduced to the village.
Images for kids
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Clock at St Edith's Hall
See also
In Spanish: Kemsing para niños
