Sevenoaks

Sevenoaks, district occupying the westernmost portion of the administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England, southeast of London. It is a predominantly rural area with a rolling landscape. Much of the district is wooded. The major towns are Sevenoaks (the administrative centre) in the south and Swanley in the north. The mansion of Knole House was, from its construction in 1456, owned by monarchs and archbishops. From about 1603 it was owned by the...