Located in the county of Kent, just marginally outside the M25 (the circular motorway that contains London within), is the town of Sevenoaks. The name 'Sevenoaks' is believed to have originated from the Saxon word 'Seouenaca', a name given circa 800 AD to a small chapel near seven oak trees in Knole Park in the southeast end of the town. The settlement was formed around the junction of two main roads - one going to London and the other to Dartford on the Thames estuary. This made it a suitable location for a market, and thus it became a town in the mid 13th century. In 1432 Sevenoaks School opened, which is said to be the second oldest secular school in the UK, behind Oswestry School. The oak trees in Knole Park, from which the town gets its name, have been replaced several times over the centuries. In 1902 seven oaks were planted in commemoration of the coronation of King Edward VII. In 1987 six of the seven trees were blown down in a hurricane (the Michael Fish "don't worry there isn't" hurricane). The surviving tree was named "King Oak", and seven additional trees were planted, then vandalised, then planted again. So technically Sevenoaks is eight oaks. 👇 SUBSCRIBE TO 4K EXPLORER FOR NEW VIDEOS EVERY WEEK 👇 https://www.youtube.com/4KExplorer?sub_confirmation=1 Filmed: 21st January 2021 Link to the walk on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/v1zC46pyjvmC6UZ36 Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Rode Videomicro. What's cute and fluffy, loves windy days and never needs feeding? This --- https://amzn.to/2OWj31E TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Tonbridge Road 0:24 High Street 2:05 St Nicholas Church 2:14 High Street 9:33 Blighs Road 10:04 Blighs Court 10:36 Blighs Walk 11:37 London Road 14:07 High Street 14:30 The Shambles 15:33 Dorset Street

• published: 19 Apr 2021
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