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Chiding Stone

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Chiding Stone

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Location: Chiddingstone, Sevenoaks, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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Craig

June 16, 2018

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This boulder was called the chiding Stone, and was used to pass judgement on political affairs during pagan rule, allegedly.

Peter

December 14, 2021

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A big rock with some local legends attached to it—but it might just be a big rock.

Marion

May 5, 2026

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A popular theory is that the village gets its name from a large sandstone rock formation on the outskirts of the village called the Chiding Stone. Chidingstone was an earlier spelling used for the village. The National Trust considers it more likely that the name is derived from the homestead of Cidda's family "Chidding tun". It was recorded as "Cidingstane" in the twelfth century. The stone may have been used as a place to demonstrate arrogant local wives, a druidic ritual site, or an Anglo-Saxon boundary marker.

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Chiding Stone – The Tulip Tree Tea Rooms loop from Penshurst

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Chiddingstone Village – The Kingdom Café loop from Penshurst

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Chiddingstone Village – View of Penshurst Place loop from Penshurst

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Elevation 110 m

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Location: Chiddingstone, Sevenoaks, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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Chiding Stone – The Tulip Tree Tea Rooms loop from Penshurst

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