Shipbourne

Also known as Shipbourne, Kent

Shipbourne ( ) is a village and civil parish situated between the towns of Sevenoaks and Tonbridge, in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling in the English county of Kent. In 2020 it was named as the most expensive village in Kent.

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Place details

Locality: Tonbridge and Malling
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 470

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Key facts

UK place.static_image_name: St. Giles' Church, Shipbourne, Kent (2).jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: St Giles' Church, Shipbourne
UK place.constituency_westminster: Tonbridge
UK place.post_town: Tonbridge
UK place.postcode_district: TN11
UK place.postcode_area: TN
UK place.os_grid_reference: TQ595525
UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Shipbourne
UK place.population: 470
UK place.population_ref: (2011 Census)
UK place.shire_district: Tonbridge and Malling
UK place.shire_county: Kent
UK place.region: South East England

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Wikidata facts

Population: 470
Image: St. Giles' Church, Shipbourne, Kent (2).jpg

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Commons category: Shipbourne
OS grid reference: TQ595525
P8168: Robert Trujillo
P12749: Johannes Liechtenauer

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Contents

The Fairlawne Estate
The Village
See also
References
External links

It is located in an undulating landscape traversed by the small streams of the River Bourne, set in a clay vale at the foot of the wooded Sevenoaks Greensand Ridge. The landscape is agricultural with dispersed groups of buildings that are almost entirely residential or used for farming purposes.