Sevenoaks is a town and civil parish with a population of 29,506[1] situated south-east of London in western Kent, England. The population of the parish had reduced to 20,409 at the 2011 Census.[2] It is served by a commuter main line railway and is 21 miles (34 km) from London Charing Cross. It is the principal town of the Sevenoaks district,[4] followed by Swanley and Edenbridge.