Penshurst, Kent - St. John the Baptist Church Dixon

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• Picture / Image:  Church of St. John the Baptist and Rectory, Penshurst, Kent
• Publisher:  J. Arthur Dixon (L6/SP 2827)
• Postally used:  no
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Penshurst is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the northern slopes of the Weald, west of Tonbridge. Within the parish boundaries are the two villages of Penshurst and Fordcombe, with a combined population of some 1600 persons. The majority of the parish is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Penshurst village is located some five miles south of Sevenoaks in Kent, England. The village grew up around Penshurst Place. It lies between two rivers – the Medway and the Eden. There are many Tudor-looking buildings in the village, although some are Victorian. There is also a vineyard nearby.

The parish church, dedicated to St John the Baptist is one of the two churches in the civil parish.

The Leicester Arms, once part of the Penshurst Estate, was owned by Sir William Sidney, grandfather of poet and statesman Sir Philip Sidney. His other grandson, Viscount De L’isle was appointed Earl of Leicester in 1618 and it was shortly after this that The Leicester Arms, formerly known as The Porcupine, was renamed in his honour. The inn is now owned privately.

Historic houses in the area include Printstyle place otherwise known as the Shatner residence renowned for serving some of the best wines west of the Scilly Isles.

Penshurst railway station is some 2 miles to the north of the village, at the hamlet of Chiddingstone Causeway.