Horton Kirby

Horton Kirby
Horton Kirby
 Horton Kirby shown within Kent
Civil parishHorton Kirby and South Darenth
DistrictSevenoaks
Shire countyKent
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town DARTFORD
Postcode district DA4
Dialling code 01322
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
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Coordinates: 51°23′24″N 0°15′07″E / 51.389980°N 0.252050°E / 51.389980; 0.252050Horton Kirby is a village in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located on the River Darent, around four miles southeast of Dartford and around three miles east of Swanley, and close to the M20 motorway. Together with the nearby village of South Darenth, it forms the Horton Kirby and South Darenth civil parish.

Landmarks

Horton Kirby Environmental Studies Centre provides nature and country life-related outdoor activities for schoolchildren from South London. Remains of a Roman villa were discovered on the Westminster Field recreation ground, just across the Darent from the village, in 1972.[1]

Transport

The A225 road between Dartford and Sevenoaks passes to the west of Horton Kirby, on the opposite side of the Darent. Kent County Council bus route 414, operated by Arriva Southern Counties, runs from the village to Dartford via the A225. The nearest railway station is Farningham Road on the Chatham Main Line.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Horton Kirby Conservation Areae Appraisal" (PDF). Sevenoaks District Council. December 2003. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
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