Dartford
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Dartford is a town and borough in the northwest corner of Kent, England, 16 miles (25 km) east south-east of central London.
The town centre is situated in a valley through which the River Darent flows, and where the old road from London to Dover crossed: hence the name, from Darent + ford. Dartford became a market town in medieval times; and, although today it is principally a commuter town for Greater London it has a long history of religious, industrial and cultural importance. It is an important rail hub; the main through-road now avoids the town itself. Both singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards from the rock band The Rolling Stones were born in Dartford.
The population of the borough recorded in the 2001 census was 85,911 and the area is 72.77 km²
The town centre is situated in a valley through which the River Darent flows, and where the old road from London to Dover crossed: hence the name, from Darent + ford. Dartford became a market town in medieval times; and, although today it is principally a commuter town for Greater London it has a long history of religious, industrial and cultural importance. It is an important rail hub; the main through-road now avoids the town itself. Both singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards from the rock band The Rolling Stones were born in Dartford.
The population of the borough recorded in the 2001 census was 85,911 and the area is 72.77 km²
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartford
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Coordinates: 51°26'50"N 0°12'47"E
- Orpington 12 km
- Maidstone 24 km
- Eastbourne 69 km
- Colchester 69 km
- Cambridge 89 km
- Ipswich 94 km
- Veurne 171 km
- Dordrecht 308 km
- Almere Hout 360 km
- Hamont-Achel 363 km
- Dartford Town Centre 0.4 km
- Temple Hill 1.3 km
- Stone Parish 3.2 km
- Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley Civil Parish 3.9 km
- Darenth Wood 4.2 km
- Bexleyheath 4.7 km
- London Borough of Bexley 4.9 km
- Bexley 4.9 km
- Thurrock Council 13 km
- Kent 46 km