Faversham /ˈfævərʃəm/ is a market town and civil parish in the Swale district of Kent, England. The town is 48 miles from London and 10 miles from Canterbury and lies next to the Swale, a strip of sea separating mainland Kent from the Isle of Sheppey in the Thames Estuary. It is close to the A2, which follows an ancient British trackway which was used by the Romans and the Ango-Saxons, and known as Watling Street. The Faversham name is of Latin via Old English origin, meaning "the metal-worker's village".
Population: 18,628
Latitude: 51° 18' 53.28" N
Longitude: 0° 53' 18.82" E
St. Dunstan's is an Anglican church in Canterbury, Kent, at the junction of London Road and Whitstable Road. It is dedicated to St. Dunstan (909-988) and gives its name to the part of the city on the left bank of the River Stour. The parish has been…
The Sheppey Crossing is a bridge which carries the A249 road across The Swale (a strait in the North Sea), linking the Isle of Sheppey with mainland of Kent. The four-lane crossing measures 21.5 m (71 feet) in width, at a height of 35 m (115 feet) o…
The Royal Engineers Museum, Library & Archive is a military engineering museum and library in Gillingham, Medway, South East England.
Rochester Airport (IATA: RCS, ICAO: EGTO) is an operational general aviation aerodrome located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) south of Rochester, Medway, South East England, with the River Medway 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) from the end of runway 3…
HM Prison Rochester (formerly known as Borstal Prison) is a male Young Offenders Institution, located in the Borstal area of Rochester in Kent, England.
See also: Medway Towns railway map
Kit's Coty House or Kit's Coty is the name of the remains of a Neolithic chambered long barrow on Blue Bell Hill near Aylesford in the English county of Kent.
Herne Bay F.C. is an English football club based in Herne Bay, Kent. The club is affiliated to the Kent County Football Association. In 1974, they joined the Kent League. They reached the fifth round of the FA Vase in the 1996–97 season and the semi…
The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway (BWLR) is located near the villages of Wormshill and Bredgar in Kent, just south of Sittingbourne.
The Swale is a strip of sea separating North Kent from the Isle of Sheppey. The Swale was originally part of a river valley facing eastwards. As sea-levels rose, water occupied the whole length of the valley, dividing today's Isle of Sheppey from th…
Restoration House in Rochester, Medway, South East England, is a fine example of an Elizabethan mansion.
Preston Hall is a manorial home in Aylesford, Kent, England, dating back at least to 1102. Owned by the Culpepper family for over 400 years and latterly used as a hospital, part of the estate became the Royal British Legion Village in the 1920s. Som…
Maidstone West railway station is one of three railway stations which serve the town centre of Maidstone, the county town of Kent, England.
London Thamesport is a container seaport on the River Medway, serving the North Sea. It is located on the Isle of Grain, in the Medway unitary authority district of the English county of Kent.
The following is a list of monastic houses in Kent, England.
The Churches Conservation Trust, which was initially known as the Redundant Churches Fund, is a charity whose purpose is to protect historic churches at risk, those that have been made redundant by the Church of England. The Trust was established by…
Lashenden (Headcorn) Airfield (ICAO: EGKH) is a private airfield in Kent, England.
Goodnestone Park is a stately home and gardens in the southern part of the village of Goodnestone, Dover, Kent. It is approximately 7 miles (11 km) from Canterbury. The palladian house was built in 1704 by Brook Bridges, 1st Baronet. His grandson, B…