Hawkhurst

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Hawkhurst is a historic village in Kent, England, known for its picturesque Wealden countryside setting and its association with the 18th-century Hawkhurst Gang of smugglers.

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Hawkhurst canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
village
associatedWith Hawkhurst Gang
category Civil parishes in Kent
Villages in Kent
ceremonialCounty Kent
constituencyWestminster Tunbridge Wells borough
surface form: Tunbridge Wells
country England
countrySubdivision England
distanceToLondon approximately 45 miles south-east
distanceToRoyalTunbridgeWells approximately 15 miles south-east
governingBody Hawkhurst Parish Council
hasAmenity church
primary school
public houses
village shops
hasFeature historic buildings
traditional village centre
hasHistoricalActivity smuggling
hasLandscape Wealden farmland
rolling countryside
hasPart High Street
Moor area
heritage historic village in the Weald of Kent
historicalPeriodOfNote 18th century
historicCounty Kent
knownFor association with the Hawkhurst Gang
picturesque Wealden countryside setting
language English
lieutenancyArea Kent
localAuthority Tunbridge Wells borough
surface form: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
locatedIn Kent
South East England
Tunbridge Wells borough
locatedNear border with East Sussex
nearestLargeTown Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
surface form: Royal Tunbridge Wells
nearestTown Cranbrook
OSGridReference TQ7643
postalTown Cranbrook
region Weald
roadJunctionOf A229
A268
sovereignState United Kingdom
timeZone GMT
timeZoneDST BST

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Cranbrook locatedNear Hawkhurst