West Kingsdown Parish Council

Welcome to West Kingsdown, a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England.  You will find us situated along the A20, just 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Swanley, 5 miles (9 km) northeast of Sevenoaks and 22.5 miles (36.2 km) from London. Being on the top of Wrotham hill we are one of the highest villages in Kent.

History tells us that Kingsdown (the name only changed  in the 1950’s to West Kingsdown due to confusion with post with the other Kingsdown in East Kent) was part of Axstane Hundred and later Dartford Rural District. The village, because of its situation near London, grew considerably after the First World War from a relatively small farming community to a commuter village of around 5000 residents.