Shoreham, Kent
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Shoreham is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located 5.2 miles north of Sevenoaks.
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Shoreham | |
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Crown Road | |
Location within Kent | |
Population | 2,041 (2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | TQ515615 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Sevenoaks |
Postcode district | TN14 |
Dialling code | 01959 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
51.33242°N 0.17329°E / 51.33242; 0.17329 |
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The probable derivation of the name is estate at the foot of a steep slope. Steep slope was from the Saxon word scor. pronounced shor, but written sore by Norman scribes.
The village of Shoreham contains three traditional independent pubs: The Samuel Palmer (formally Ye Olde George Inn), The King's Arms and the Crown; with The Rising Sun in nearby Twitton.