Halstead Village, Halstead, Sevenoaks, Kent TN14 7EX

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Brief description

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halstead,_Kent

"Halstead is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located 4.7 miles south east of Orpington and & 6.1 miles north west of Sevenoaks, adjacent to the Kent border with Greater London. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,607.[1]

The name Halstead is derived from the Old English hald (refuge, shelter) and stede (site, place), meaning 'safe place' or 'place of refuge'. The parish church is dedicated to St Margaret. Halstead Community Primary School is located in the village.

Botanist and photographer Anne Atkins lived since 1841 to her death at Halstead Place, where she is buried. Author Edith Nesbit spent some of her adolescence in Halstead during the 1870s and her book The Railway Children is thought to be based on her time living in a house, Halstead Hall, whose garden is about a mile and a half from the railway line.

The parish is adjacent to Fort Halstead, a government defence research centre that is thought to have developed Britain's first atomic bomb."

Address

Halstead Village, Halstead, Sevenoaks Kent TN14 7EX

+ Halstead Parish Council - Sevenoaks https://halsteadparishcouncil.gov.uk/

The Parish Room

Church Rd

Halstead

Sevenoaks TN14 7HG

Email

halsteadparishclerk@gmail.com

Phone

Website

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halstead,_Kent

https://halsteadparishcouncil.gov.uk/

Directions

Opening Times

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

Transport

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halstead,_Kent

2025: "The nearest National Rail station to Halstead is Knockholt, located 1.4 miles away.

Halstead is served by London Buses routes R5 and R10 which provide connections to Orpington, Cudham and Knockholt.[citation needed][2][3]"

https://halsteadparishcouncil.gov.uk/local-information

https://halsteadparishcouncil.gov.uk/local-information/transport

Amenities

https://halsteadparishcouncil.gov.uk/local-information

+ Halstead Village Hall https://halsteadparishcouncil.gov.uk/local-information/hall-hire/halstead-village-hall + https://west-kent.thewi.org.uk/find-wi/halstead

40 Knockholt Rd

Halstead

Sevenoaks TN14 7EX

+ Hancocks Newsagents

Knockholt Rd

Halstead

Sevenoaks TN14 7EU

+ Halstead Recreation Ground

The Pavilion

Station Rd

Halstead

Sevenoaks TN14 7DH

+ St Margaret's Church

Church Rd

Halstead

Sevenoaks TN14 7HQ