Hawley, Kent

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{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| official_name = Hawley

| static_image = Hawleysnow.JPG

| static_image_caption = Hawley in the snow (2004)

| coordinates = {{coord|51.4204|0.2224|display=inline,title}}

| population = 1,386

| shire_district = Dartford

| shire_county = Kent

| region = South East England

| constituency_westminster = Sevenoaks

| post_town = Dartford

| postcode_district = DA2

| postcode_area = DA

| dial_code = 01322

| os_grid_reference = TQ547713

}}

Hawley is a village in the civil parish of Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England.{{Cite web |title= History of the council |url=https://suttonathoneandhawleyparishcouncil.gov.uk/history-of-the-council |access-date=3 November 2024 |website=Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley Parish Council}} It is located 3 miles south of Dartford and 3.8 miles north east of Swanley.

Demographics

At the 2021 United Kingdom census, Hawley had a population of 1,386.

Politics

Since the 2024 United Kingdom general election, Hawley has been represented by Laura Trott of the Conservative Party, as part of Sevenoaks (UK Parliament constituency).https://members.parliament.uk/member/4780/contact

Since the 2009 Kent County Council election, Hawley has been represented by Jeremy Kite, MBE, of the Conservative Party, as part of the Dartford Rural division.https://democracy.kent.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=19&V=0

Since the 2023 Dartford Borough Council election, Hawley has been represented by Avtar Sandhu, Eddy Lampkin, and George Holt as part of the Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley ward.https://dartford.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=322&RPID=74981201 Holt and Lampkin were initially elected in by-elections in January 2022 and February 2023, respectively. All three represent the Conservative Party.https://dartford.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=299&RPID=74981175https://dartford.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=302&RPID=74981183

Hawley is part of the Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley Parish Council. The councillors are Krisha White, Emma Youell, Holly Siegenberg, Lee Newitt, Daniel Smith, Emma Connor, Adam Jessett, and Ben White.https://suttonathoneandhawleyparishcouncil.gov.uk/staff

Transport

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The nearest National Rail stations to Hawley are Farningham Road, located 2.2 miles away and Dartford, located 3 miles away.

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Hawley is served by the Arriva Kent Thameside route 414, which connects it with Dartford.

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Category:Villages in Kent

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