East Hill, Kent
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East Hill is a hamlet in the West Kingsdown, in the Sevenoaks District, in the county of Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...

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Location

East Hill is about eight miles south west of the large town of Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks is a commuter town situated on the London fringe of west Kent, England, some 20 miles south-east of Charing Cross, on one of the principal commuter rail lines from the capital...

 and about four miles north of the large village of Kemsing, Kent
Kemsing, Kent
Kemsing is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish lies on the scarp face of the North Downs, 20 miles south east of Central London, north east of Sevenoaks. Also in the parish are the hamlets of Heaverham, to the east, and Noah's Ark to the south...

 and about two miles south west of the large village of West Kingsdown
West Kingsdown
West Kingsdown is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the North Downs, north of Sevenoaks town, within the London Commuter Belt...

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Nearby hamlets

Nearby hamlets include Romney Street
Romney Street
Romney Street is a hamlet in the West Kingsdown civil parish, in the Sevenoaks District, in the English county of Kent.-Location:It is about eight miles north east of the town of Sevenoaks and about four miles north of the large village of Kemsing, Kent and about two miles south west of the large...

, Woodlands, Kent, Knatts Valley
Knatts Valley
Knatts Valley is situated in the West Kingsdown civil parish in Kent in England.It was originally a rural community consisting mainly of several small holdings: the principal farms being Knatts Farm , giving its name to the area; and Maplescombe Farm...

, Maplescombe
Maplescombe
Maplescombe is a hamlet in the West Kingsdown civil parish, in the Sevenoaks District, in the county of Kent, England.- Location :It is about eight miles northeast of the town of Sevenoaks and is near the large village of Kemsing and about half a mile from the village of West Kingsdown.- Transport...

, Knockmill and Cotmans Ash.

Amenities

There is an eighteen hole golf course and about a dozen woods nearby. It also has a caravan and camping site.

Transport

The hamlet is on a minor dead-end road (East Hill Road). although it is within a few miles of the A20, the A225 road
A225 road
The A225 road runs in a north-south direction, connecting Dartford with Sevenoaks in Kent, England. For much of its journey it follows the valley of the River Darenth.-Overview:...

 and the M20
M20 motorway
The M20 is a motorway in Kent, England. It runs from the M25 motorway to Folkestone, providing a link to the Channel Tunnel and the ports at Dover. It is long...

, M26
M26 motorway
The M26 is a motorway in Kent, England. It provides a short link between the M25/A21 at Sevenoaks and the M20 near Wrotham.-Route:The motorway starts at junction 3 of the M20 and heads west, encountering almost immediately the single junction along its length where it has an interchange with the A20...

 and M25
M25 motorway
The M25 motorway, or London Orbital, is a orbital motorway that almost encircles Greater London, England, in the United Kingdom. The motorway was first mooted early in the 20th century. A few sections, based on the now abandoned London Ringways plan, were constructed in the early 1970s and it ...

 motorways. The nearest railway station is Otford railway station
Otford railway station
Otford railway station serves Otford in Kent. Train services are provided by Southeastern.- Services :From Monday 23 March 2009, most of the stopping train service to/from Blackfriars is extended across Central London via the 'Thameslink' route, serving City Thameslink, Farringdon, St Pancras...

, approximately four miles away.
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