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CHISLEHURST

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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 247 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CHISLEHURST , an See also:

urban See also:district in the See also:Sevenoaks parlia- mentary See also:division of See also:Kent, See also:England, 1 r 4 m. S.E. of See also:London, by the See also:South-Eastern & See also:Chatham railway. Pop. (1901) 7429. It is situated 300 ft. above See also:sea-level, on a See also:common of See also:furze and heather in the midst of picturesque See also:country. The See also:church of St See also:Nicholas (Perpendicular with See also:Early See also:English portions, but much restored) has a See also:tomb of the See also:Walsingham See also:family, who had a See also:lease of the See also:manor from See also:Elizabeth; See also:Sir See also:Francis Walsingham, the statesman, being See also:born here in 1536. Another statesman of the same See also:age, Sir Nicholas See also:Bacon, was born here in isro. Near the church is an See also:ancient See also:cockpit. The See also:mortuary See also:chapel attached to the See also:Roman See also:Catholic church of St See also:Mary was built to receive the See also:body of See also:Napoleon III., who died at See also:Camden See also:Place in 1873; and that of his son was brought hither in 1879. Both were afterwards removed to the memorial chapel at See also:Farnborough in See also:Hampshire. Camden Place was built by See also:William Camden, the See also:antiquary, in 16og, and in 1765 gave the See also:title of See also:Baron Camden to See also:Lord See also:Chancellor See also:Pratt. The See also:house was the See also:residence not only of Napoleon III., but of the empress See also:Eugenie and of the See also:prince imperial, who is commemorated by a memorial See also:cross on Chislehurst Common.

The house and grounds are now occupied by a See also:

golf See also:club. There are many See also:villa residences in the neighbourhood of Chislehurst.

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