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Gravesham
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Gravesham ( GRAYV-shəm) is a local government district with borough status in north-west Kent, England. The council is based in its largest town of Gravesend. The borough is indirectly named after Gra
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Sole Street · 3.2 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Gravesham, you can take a train to Sole Street station, which is 3.2 km away. The postcode for navigation is DA12 4AB, and entry to the church is free. Accessibility details are not provided.
About
Gravesham ( GRAYV-shəm) is a local government district with borough status in north-west Kent, England. The council is based in its largest town of Gravesend. The borough is indirectly named after Gravesend, using the form of the town's name as it appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086. The district also contains Northfleet and a number of villages and surrounding rural areas. Parts of the borough lie within the Kent Downs, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The neighbouring districts are Dartford, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Malling, and Medway, plus Thurrock on the opposite side of the River Thames. Gravesham is twinned with Cambrai in Hauts-de-France, France and Neumünster in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The Gravesham parliamentary constituency covers the same area as the borough.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Shorne and Ashenbank Woods SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: NORTH KENT WOODS AND DOWNS
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Gravesham ( GRAYV-shəm) is a local government district with borough status in north-west Kent, England. The council is based in its largest town of Gravesend. The borough is indirectly named after Gravesend, using the form of the town's name as it appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086. The district also contains Northfleet and a number of villages and surrounding rural areas. Parts of the borough lie within the Kent Downs, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The neighbouring districts are Dartford, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Malling, and Medway, plus Thurrock on the opposite side of the River Thames. Gravesham is twinned with Cambrai in Hauts-de-France, France and Neumünster in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The Gravesham parliamentary constituency covers the same area as the borough.
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Background
History
The first borough in the area of modern Gravesham was "Gravesend and Milton", an ancient borough which had been incorporated in 1568 by Elizabeth I. The borough had been reformed in 1836 to become a municipal borough, at which point the name was changed to just "Gravesend". The modern district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the whole area of two former districts and parts of a third, which were all abolished at the same time: The new district was named Gravesham, using the form of Gravesend's name which had appeared in the Domesday Book. The choice of name was not without criticism; Robert Heath Hiscock, chairman of the Gravesend Historical…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4090, 0.3990
- County
- Kent
- District
- Gravesham
- Parish
- Shorne
- Postcode
- DA12 4AB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gravesham
- Nearest railway station
- Sole Street — 3.2 km
- Official site
- www.gravesham.gov.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Gravesham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gravesham?
- Gravesham is in Kent, London, United Kingdom (postcode DA12 4AB), in the parish of Shorne.
- What is Gravesham?
- Gravesham ( GRAYV-shəm) is a local government district with borough status in north-west Kent, England. The council is based in its largest town of Gravesend. The borough is indirectly named after Gra
- How do I get to Gravesham?
- The nearest railway station is Sole Street, about 3.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode DA12 4AB.
- Who owns Gravesham?
- Gravesham is owned by Gravesham Borough Council.
- Is Gravesham a protected site?
- Yes — Gravesham is part of the Shorne and Ashenbank Woods SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the NORTH KENT WOODS AND DOWNS National Nature Reserve.
- Is Gravesham free to visit?
- Yes, Gravesham is free to enter.
- How do I get to Gravesham?
- The nearest railway station is Sole Street, about 3.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DA12 4AB.