Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Tonbridge and Malling · Region: South East
Explore Kings Hill, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kings Hill map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kings Hill, Kent, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Kings Hill |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Tonbridge and Malling |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.274319 |
| Longitude | 0.393320 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Kings Hill occupies the former site of the RAF West Malling airfield, where the flat, expansive horizon still suggests the ghosts of heavy aircraft engines. It lies 1.6 miles south-south-west of West Malling (from West Malling: bearing 205°T, OS grid TQ 670 555), and is situated north-east of Kent Street village. Modern architecture now defines the landscape, yet the memory of flight lingers in the wide, straight avenues that once served as runways. Public artworks such as A Different Ball Game stand as curious, metallic sentinels amidst the residential streets, reflecting the strange intersection of past military purpose and contemporary domesticity. The air here feels lighter than in the dense woods nearby, carrying an openness that speaks to the site’s former life as a threshold between earth and sky. A short distance away, the weathered concrete of the World War II Bofors Anti-Aircraft Gun Tower remains, a stark reminder of the fragile peace maintained by those who stood watch over this Kentish plateau. Kings Hill balances this industrial heritage with carefully manicured green spaces, allowing the sharp edges of history to soften beneath the quiet progress of suburban life.
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Explore Kings Hill, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.274319, 0.393320. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |