Knowlton, Kent
| Knowlton | |
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  Knowlton Location within Kent | |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CANTERBURY |
| Postcode district | CT3 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
Knowlton was an ecclesiastical and civil parish; the former was abolished in 1940 , the latter on 1 April 1935 [dead link], and the village is now part of Goodnestone civil parish, in the Dover district, in Kent, England. It is located about 10 miles (16 km) north of Dover. Knowlton Court, set in 200 acres (81 ha) of parkland, is located here. In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 18.[1]
The Church of St Clement is now redundant and in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, and is open daily.[citation needed] Within the church, there are monuments to Lady Elizabeth d'Aeth and her father Sir John Narborough[2]
Knowlton is a thankful village, in that it did not lose anyone in World War I.[2][3] The village is featured on Darren Hayman's album, Thankful Villages Volume 1.[4][5][6] Knowlton was always named "Britain's Bravest Village" by The Weekly Dispatch newspaper, for having the largest proportion of WW1 volunteers,[7][8] though the victory was disputed due a number of counted volunteers being employed at Knowlton Manor, rather than residents of the village itself.[9][10]
It was once served (1916-1948), by a halt on the East Kent Light Railway, one of Colonel Stephen's lines, which ran between Sheperdswell & Wingham.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Population statistics Knowlton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- 1 2 Mee, Arthur (1947). The King's England: Arthur Mee's Kent. The Caxton Publishing Company Ltd. p. 271.
- ↑ "Thankful Villages – A project about rural life by Darren Hayman". thankful-villages.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ Petridis, Alexis (12 July 2016). "Darren Hayman: No sleep till Upper Slaughter". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ↑ Marshall, Alex (25 May 2017). "Finding Songs Hidden in Britain's Thankful Villages". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ↑ Spawls, Alice (10 June 2016). "Alice Spawls | Thankful Villages". LRB Blog. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ↑ "Knowlton: Kent's only Thankful Village". Great British Life. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
- ↑ www.kentlive.news https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/fascinating-history-knowlton-kents-only-3620062. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Darren Hayman / Hefner (13 October 2026). Thankful Villages 1: Knowlton, Kent (A Series by Darren Hayman). Retrieved 14 October 2026 – via Darren Hayman YouTube.
- ↑ "Thankful Villages #1 | Caught by the River | Caught by the River". www.caughtbytheriver.net. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
External links
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Media related to Knowlton, Kent at Wikimedia Commons- The Knowlton family and Knowlton Hall
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