Meopham /ˈmɛpəm/ is a large linear village and civil parish in the Borough of Gravesham and ceremonial county of Kent, in England, and lies to the south of Gravesend. The parish covers 6.5 square miles (17 km2), and comprises two villages and two smaller settlements; it has a population of 6,427, increasing slightly to 6,722 at the 2011 census. Meopham has been described as having one of the longest village streets in Kent, being 7 miles (11 km) in length.
Population: 4,361
Latitude: 51° 22' 6.38" N
Longitude: 0° 21' 36.25" E
Leybourne Castle is a 13th-century castle in the parish of Leybourne, Kent. It is situated between West Malling and Larkfield. The two semi circular bastions of the twin towered gatehouse built in 1275 remain and are incorporated into a Tudor farmho…
The Lewisham rail crash (1857) occurred just east of Lewisham railway station on 28 June 1857 and killed 11 people. The 14-carriage 9:15pm from Strood, which was running 15 minutes late, pulled up 200 yards short of Lewisham station at a red signal.…
Lebanon Road tram stop is a light rail stop in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern suburbs of London. It serves the residential area along Addiscombe Road to the east of the centre of the town of Croydon.
The Kent Police Museum is located within the Chatham Dockyard, in the English county of Kent.
The Kensington Hippodrome was a racecourse built in Notting Hill, London, in 1837, by entrepreneur John Whyte. Whyte leased 140 acres (0.57 km2) of land from James Weller Ladbroke, owner of the Ladbroke Estate, and proceeded to enclose "the slopes o…
Joyden's Wood is an area of ancient woodland located south-east of Bexleyheath and south-west of Dartford, on the border between South-East London and Kent. It is one of over 1,000 woodlands in the United Kingdom looked after by the Woodland Trust. …
John Ball Primary School is a state primary school in Blackheath in the borough of Lewisham, London, England. It is named after the 14th century Lollard priest, John Ball, who preached to participants in the Peasants' Revolt on Blackheath. The schoo…
Hunton is a village near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England.
Holmesdale F.C. is an English football club founded in South Norwood, London, but are currently based in Bromley. The club is affiliated to the Kent County Football Association.
Higham railway station is in the hamlet of Lower Higham in North Kent. The village of Higham is about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south. Train services are operated by Southeastern. (Not to be confused with the closed station at Higham in Suffolk.)
High House is the collective name for a group of historic buildings in Purfleet, Thurrock, Essex, which was used as a farm for hundreds of years, with a Grade II listed house and barn, but with the addition of one of the best dovecotes (dove houses)…
Hever railway station serves Hever in Kent, in England.
Harrietsham railway station serves Harrietsham in Kent.
Greenwich Park railway station (Greenwich until 1900) in London was opened in 1888 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. It was intended to rival the South Eastern Railway's Greenwich railway station which had opened over 50 years earlier.
Gravel Hill tram stop is a light rail stop serving Addington, in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern suburbs of London. It is the main destination for tourists visiting the historic site of Addington Palace. It is also used by students who…
Fremlin Walk is an outdoor shopping centre in Maidstone town centre, Kent.
Fort Luton was built between 1876 and 1892 south of Chatham, Medway, South East England. It is one of the five late Victorian land front forts built to defend the overland approaches to Chatham.
Fort Darnet, like Fort Hoo was built on the recommendations of the 1859 Royal Commission on an island covering the inner navigable channel of the River Medway, Kent.