Kentish Knock

Kentish Knock may refer to:

  • Kentish Knock, an area off the coast of Kent and Essex in England
  • Battle of the Kentish Knock, fought in October 1652
  • London Array, a wind farm near the Kentish Knock.
  • Lightvessels in the United Kingdom, LV Kentish Knock was a lightship

Famous quotes containing the words kentish and/or knock:

    “The red-eyed scavengers are creeping
    From Kentish Town and Golder’s Green.
    Where are the eagles and the trumpets?”
    —T.S. (Thomas Stearns)

    “‘Who knocks?’ ‘I, who was beautiful,
    Beyond all dreams to restore,
    I from the roots of the dark thorn am hither,
    And knock on the door.’”
    —Walter De La Mare (1873–1956)