Comp, Kent
Encyclopedia
Comp is a hamlet in the Sevenoaks
District, in the English
county of Kent
.
, the villages of Borough Green
(where the A-Z map company is based), St Mary's Platt (or just Platt
), Wrotham Heath
and the hamlet of Crouch
. It is near the Mereworth Woods, and Valley Wood and on Comp Lane (a minor road).
, and the A25
, the A20, the A227 road
and the M26
, M20
and M25
motorways nearby.
Sevenoaks (district)
Sevenoaks is a local government district covering the western most part of Kent in England. Its council is based in the town of Sevenoaks. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the Sevenoaks Urban District, Sevenoaks Rural District and part of Dartford...
District, in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
.
Location
It is near the town of SevenoaksSevenoaks
Sevenoaks is a commuter town situated on the London fringe of west Kent, England, some 20 miles south-east of Charing Cross, on one of the principal commuter rail lines from the capital...
, the villages of Borough Green
Borough Green
Borough Green is a large village and civil parish in the Tonbridge and Malling District of Kent, England. The main village is situated on the A25 road between Maidstone and Sevenoaks in Kent.-History:...
(where the A-Z map company is based), St Mary's Platt (or just Platt
Platt, Kent
Platt, or St. Mary's Platt is a village in the local government district of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. The village contains a church which was built in 1843 and which stands on a hill overlooking the village centre. The architects were Whichcord and Walker of Maidstone.The hamlet of...
), Wrotham Heath
Wrotham Heath
Wrotham Heath is a settlement in Tonbridge and Malling Borough in Kent, England. It is part of the civil parish of Wrotham, and is located approximately two miles south east of the latter, seven miles east of Sevenoaks and seven miles west of Maidstone. It is located on the A20 road, close to...
and the hamlet of Crouch
Crouch, Sevenoaks
Crouch is a hamlet in the Sevenoaks District, in the English county of Kent.- Location :It is near the large town of Sevenoaks, the villages of Borough Green , St Mary's Platt and the hamlets of Comp, Claygate Cross and Basted...
. It is near the Mereworth Woods, and Valley Wood and on Comp Lane (a minor road).
Transport
For transport there is the Borough Green & Wrotham railway stationBorough Green & Wrotham railway station
Borough Green & Wrotham railway station is located in Borough Green in Kent. Train services are provided by Southeastern.In Spring 2008, the concrete footbridge spanning the tracks here and linking the platforms was condemned and replaced by a new bridge immediately to the west.The ticket office in...
, and the A25
A25 road
The A25 road is one of the three cross-country two-digit numbered roads in the southeast of England, the others being the A26 from Newhaven to Maidstone and the A27 along the south coast. It carries traffic from Guildford in Surrey through Dorking, and thence eastward along the southern edge of the...
, the A20, the A227 road
A227 road
The A227 road in England runs from Gravesend in Kent in a generally south-south-westerly direction to Tonbridge. It is about in length.-Overview:...
and the M26
M26 motorway
The M26 is a motorway in Kent, England. It provides a short link between the M25/A21 at Sevenoaks and the M20 near Wrotham.-Route:The motorway starts at junction 3 of the M20 and heads west, encountering almost immediately the single junction along its length where it has an interchange with the A20...
, M20
M20 motorway
The M20 is a motorway in Kent, England. It runs from the M25 motorway to Folkestone, providing a link to the Channel Tunnel and the ports at Dover. It is long...
and M25
M25 motorway
The M25 motorway, or London Orbital, is a orbital motorway that almost encircles Greater London, England, in the United Kingdom. The motorway was first mooted early in the 20th century. A few sections, based on the now abandoned London Ringways plan, were constructed in the early 1970s and it ...
motorways nearby.