In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Holwood like this:
HOLWOOD HILL, a place in Keston parish, Kent; near the boundary with Surrey, 4 miles S by E of Bromley. The Roman station Noviomagus is thought, by some antiquaries, to have been here; a treble ditched Roman camp, about 2 miles in circuit, was here, and still partly exists; and Roman coins, bricks, tiles and warlike implements, remains of a Roman villa, and remains of a circular tomb or temple, 30 feet in diameter, have been found. ...
Holwood House was the favourite seat of William Pitt; passed to the Wards; belongs now to Lord Cranworth; and is a beautiful place, with grounds laid out by Repton.
Additional information about this locality is available for Keston
Holwood through time
Holwood is now part of Bromley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bromley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Holwood itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Holwood, in Bromley and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26079
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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