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The Rising Sun Inn in Fawkham DA3 is one of the local attractions. The 17th century building still has some of the original features. Visitors will notice the exposed stone walls and the inglenook fireplace.
Brands Hatch hosts many motorsport events and championships. The facility includes a special drift circuit with professional trainers and cars.
Fawkham is a civil parish and village located in Sevenoaks District of Kent. As of 2011, the number of civil parish residents is 578. Fawkham Green, the chief settlement in the parish, is located 1 mile from the motor racing circuit in Brands Hatch and 2 miles south of Longfield.
Dedicated to St. Mary is a 12th-century parish church that’s a Grade I listed building. Additionally, the area’s ecclesiastical parish is part of Hartley and Fawkham’s united benefice. The Longfield railway station was named Fawkham Station until 1961.
Fawkham is 8 miles from Dartford, 12 miles from Sevenoaks, and 8 miles from Gravesend. It is situated close to its border with Dartford and is on the northern edge of Sevenoaks. It used to be in Dartford Rural District together with the adjacent parishes. The parish was part of Axstane Hundred during the medieval period.