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Kingsdown with Mappiscombe, Kent, England Genealogy (view source)
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== Parish History<br> == | == Parish History<br> == | ||
West Kingsdown is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Kingsdown+ West Kingsdown Wikipedia]<br> | West Kingsdown is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Kingsdown+ West Kingsdown Wikipedia]<br> | ||
West Kingsdown St Edmund King and Martyr is an Ancient Parish which includes Mappiscombe.<br> | West Kingsdown St Edmund King and Martyr is an Ancient Parish which includes Mappiscombe.<br> | ||
The church of St Edmund Fawkham Road West Kingsdown has been designated as a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-418640-church-of-saint-edmund-west-kingsdown+ British listed building]<br> | The church of St Edmund Fawkham Road West Kingsdown has been designated as a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-418640-church-of-saint-edmund-west-kingsdown+ British listed building]<br> | ||
There are four churches in the village: the parish church of St Edmund King and Martyr; a Baptist chapel; the Roman Catholic church of St Bernardette; and a Kings Church, established in 1996.<br> | There are four churches in the village: the parish church of St Edmund King and Martyr; a Baptist chapel; the Roman Catholic church of St Bernardette; and a Kings Church, established in 1996.<br> | ||
The ruins of Maplescombe Chapel have been designated as a grade II listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-418641-the-ruins-of-maplescombe-chapel-west-kin+ British listed building]<br> | The ruins of Maplescombe Chapel have been designated as a grade II listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-418641-the-ruins-of-maplescombe-chapel-west-kin+ British listed building]<br> | ||
The village and civil parish of West Kingsdown include the housing developments of Knatts Valley and East Hill. | The village and civil parish of West Kingsdown include the housing developments of Knatts Valley and East Hill. | ||
See [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/king_plc.htm+ Kingsdown North West kent Family History Society] and [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/king_c01.htm+ St Edmund the King Kingsdown]<br> | See [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/king_plc.htm+ Kingsdown North West kent Family History Society] and [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/king_c01.htm+ St Edmund the King Kingsdown]<br> | ||
[http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=West+Kingsdown+ Kent Churches website]<br> | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||