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 == Parish History  ==
-Hawkhurst is a village and civil parish in the Tunbridge Wells borough&nbsp; in Kent see also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkhurst+ Hawkhurst Wikipedia]. A part of the parish boundary extends into the county of Sussex and neighbours [[Ticehurst, Sussex]] and Hurst Green which is in [[Etchingham, Sussex]] A map of the parish boundary is available at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/hawkhurst-st-laurence/+ A church near you]<br>
+Hawkhurst is a village and civil parish in the Tunbridge Wells borough&nbsp; in Kent see also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkhurst+ Hawkhurst Wikipedia].<br>
+The Parish of Hawkhurst St Lawrence is within the Diocese of Chichester but part of the Deanery in the Weald since 2008 [http://www.deaneryintheweald.org.uk/+ Deanery website]. A part of the parish boundary extends into the county of Sussex and neighbours [[Ticehurst, Sussex]] and Hurst Green which is in [[Etchingham, Sussex]] A map of the parish boundary is available at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/hawkhurst-st-laurence/+ A church near you]<br>
 The parish church of&nbsp; St Lawrence (sometimes Laurence) is to the south of the village in the '''The Moor''', the other part of the village settlement '''Highgate''' had a chapel of ease All Saints until that was declared redundant in 2004.
-[[Image:Hawkhust All Saints Kent.jpg|thumb|center|former church of Hawkhurst All Saints]]
+[[Image:Hawkhust All Saints Kent.jpg|thumb|center|Hawkhurst All Saints]]
 St Lawrence was built on the site in the 12th century although the present church was mostly added from 1450 when the church was enlarged and a tower added.