Bough Beech
Hamlet in Kent, England
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Bough Beech is a hamlet in the county of Kent, England, and is south of the Bough Beech Reservoir. It is located approximately three miles (5 km) east of Edenbridge (of which it is part) and five miles (8 km) south west of Sevenoaks. It is in the civil parish of Chiddingstone.
The reservoir is owned by the SES Water Company, who supply tap water to settlements west of the reservoir; including Gatwick Airport in West Sussex and Morden in south London. The reservoir is a nature reserve, in particular for bird watching; it is especially important for migrating osprey, though they are a rare sight now the reservoir is no longer stocked with trout.
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Hever Castle
Historic building in Kent, England
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Chiddingstone Castle
Historic property in Kent, England
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How Green House
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1.0 mi away
Somerden Hundred
Historical Hundred of Kent, England
1.5 mi away
St. Mary the Virgin, Chiddingstone
Church in England
1.2 mi away
Polebrook Farm
Protected area in Kent, England
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