Knockholt

Knockholt
Main Road, Knockholt
Knockholt Location within Kent
Area	2.63 sq mi (6.8 km2)
Population	1,222 (2011 Census)[1]
• Density	465/sq mi (180/km2)
OS grid reference	TQ467589
Civil parish	Knockholt
District	Sevenoaks
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ORPINGTON
Postcode district	TN14
Dialling code	01959
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Sevenoaks
List of places UK England Kent 51°18′36″N 0°06′18″E / 51.31°N 0.105°E / 51.31; 0.105

Knockholt is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent,and a hamlet of Orpington England. It is located 5 mi (8 km) north west of Sevenoaks & 5.7 mi (9.2 km) south of Orpington, adjacent to the Kent border with Greater London.

The village is mostly a ribbon development, surrounded by fields that are a part of the Green Belt. There is mixed arable farming. It is in a hilly, rural location, on the top of the dip slope of the North Downs, and has views over London. The village name, originally Nockholt, is one of many villages in England with a derivation from oak trees, most a strong departure from today's spelling of oak such as Aike.