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The name is recorded in the Doomsday Book as Trevelai, which corresponds with a Brittonic origin, where "Trev" means a settlement or farm house and "Elai" typically relates to a fast moving river or stream (CF. Trelai (showing the loss of terminal "f") in Cardiff).
The local family of Harris, famous at Seringapatan and also in Kent county cricket lived at the mansion of Belmont, nearby.
A Royal Flying Corps airfield was established near Bells Forstal.during the First World War to provide a landing ground for fighter biplanes defending London, the Thames Estuary and Kent.
The Church of St Michaels and All Angels which is built of flint, inside are monuments to the Harris and Sondes families. The church tower has a ring of eight bells.
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- Landmark