To the southwest of the main village are the rural housing developments of Knatts Valley and East Hill.

There is evidence that the parish church, St Edmund King and Martyr, was originally of Saxon construction.

It appears that Edward the Confessor owned Kingsdown and the property passed into the ownership of William I following the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Cul-de-sac construction added to the existing roads and several park home estates were built for older residents.

The construction of the M20, taking traffic to Dover, meant that the village was no longer a major thoroughfare for cars, coaches and lorries.

The early building was a relatively simple structure built in stone and flint, comprising a nave, chancel and square tower.

Based on other evidence it is reasonable to assume that there had been a Baptist community in the village from the 1830/1840s onwards, possibly as a result of a revival in North Kent at the beginning of the century.

West Kingsdown Windmill is a Grade II listed smock mill that was built in the early nineteenth century at Farningham.

Brands Hatch motor racing circuit is located off the A20 on the north side of West Kingsdown.

The closest National Rail stations to West Kingsdown are Eynsford and Kemsing, each located 4.6 miles away.

West Kingsdown is served by Go-Coach route 429 to Dartford via Farningham, Swanley, Joydens Wood & Wilmington.

Para-athlete and commonwealth games silver medalist Johnboy Smith lives in West Kingsdown (see www.johnboysmith.com) .