Welcome to Halstead
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Halstead is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located 4.7 miles south east of Orpington & 6.1 miles north west of Sevenoaks, adjacent to the Kent border with Greater London. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,607. The name Halstead is derived from the Old English hald (refuge, shelter) and stede (site, place), meaning 'safe place' or 'place of refuge'. The parish church is dedicated to St Margaret. Halstead Community Primary School is located in the village. Botanist and photographer Anne Atkins lived since 1841 to her death at Halstead Place, were she is buried. Author Edith Nesbit spent some of her adolescence in Halstead during the 1870s and her book The Railway Children is thought to be based on her time living in a house, Halstead Hall. The parish is adjacent to Fort Halstead, a government defence research centre that is thought to have developed Britain's first atomic bomb.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
588 hectares |
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Population |
1,683 (2021) |
Density |
286 people/km2 |
Mean age |
42.0 |
Ward |
Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount |
District |
Sevenoaks |
Postcodes |
TN14 |
ONS ID |
E04004993 |
Council
Contact details for Halstead Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
View educational establishments in Halstead Parish. Data includes OFSTED rating and current appointed governors.
Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Halstead Parish.
Planning
View recent planning applications submitted for Halstead Parish.
Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Halstead Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Halstead Parish.
Local News
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Warning to farmers in Sevenoaks after unexplained sheep deaths
Published: 2nd Dec 2023
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New Orpington bus service named route 3
Published: 17th Oct 2023