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Basted, Kent
Basted is a hamlet in the Tonbridge and Malling district, in the county of Kent, England. Nearby settlements Town * Sevenoaks Villages * Borough Green * Ightham Hamlets * Claygate Cross * Crouch Transport links Railway * Borough Green & Wrotham railway station Borough Green & Wrotham railway station is located in Borough Green in Kent, England. It is down the line from . Train services are provided by Southeastern (train operating company), Southeastern. History Wrotham station opened on 1 June 1874 ... Roads * A-roads: A20, A25, A227 * Motorways: M20, M25, M26 References {{coord, 51, 16, 39, N, 0, 18, 15, E, type:city(200)_region:GB, display=title Hamlets in Kent Tonbridge and Malling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonbridge And Malling
Tonbridge and Malling is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Kent, England. The council is based at Kings Hill. The borough also includes the towns of Tonbridge and Snodland along with numerous villages including Aylesford, West Malling and surrounding rural areas. The neighbouring districts are Borough of Maidstone, Maidstone, Borough of Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks District, Sevenoaks, Gravesham and Medway. Geography Tonbridge and Malling Borough covers an area from the North Downs at Burham and Snodland in the north to the town of Tonbridge in the south. The River Medway meanders north-east through the borough towards the Medway Gap, having in the west of the area received the River Eden, Kent, River Eden. The Eden Valley Walk is also mostly in this borough. History Ancient times The area has been occupied for thousands of years. The Neolithic people left behind much evidence: me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borough Green & Wrotham Railway Station
Borough Green & Wrotham railway station is located in Borough Green in Kent, England. It is down the line from . Train services are provided by Southeastern (train operating company), Southeastern. History Wrotham station opened on 1 June 1874, as part of the Maidstone Line from to Maidstone East railway station, Maidstone. The station was initially named after Wrotham, which lies to the north. The station was later renamed Wrotham & Borough Green, and then Borough Green & Wrotham as Borough Green grew in size relative to Wrotham. The goods yard had three sidings. One of them served a goods shed, another extended northwards to serve a Kentish Ragstone, Ragstone quarry. A 5-ton capacity crane was provided. Freight facilities were withdrawn on 9 September 1968. East of the station, there was a private siding at Platt, Kent, Platt, and a public siding at Offham, Kent, Offham. This closed on 6 September 1961. In Spring 2008, the concrete footbridge spanning the tracks to link the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M26 Motorway
The M26 is a motorway in Kent, England. It is a short link between the M25 at Sevenoaks and the M20 near West Malling, which provides connectivity between southern England and the Channel ports in Kent. Route The motorway starts at junction 3 of the M20 and heads west, encountering almost immediately the single junction along its length where it has an interchange with the A20. This junction is numbered 2a to reflect its proximity to the M20's nearby junction 2 (also connecting with the A20) a short distance to the north-west. to the west the M26 merges with the M25 at junction 5. There is no exit from the M26 at junction 5 and all traffic must join the clockwise (westbound) M25. The next M25 junction, number 6, is west at Godstone so traffic joining the M26 at Junction 2a cannot leave the motorway for , the longest distance between motorway exits in the UK. On the anti-clockwise direction of the M25, the main carriageway continues directly onto the M26 at junction 5. To r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M25 Motorway
The M25 or London Orbital Motorway is a major ring road encircling most of Greater London. The motorway is one of the most important roads in the UK and one of the busiest. Margaret Thatcher opened the final section in 1986, making the M25 the longest ring road in Europe upon opening. The Dartford Crossing completes the orbital route but is not classed as motorway; it is classed as a trunk road and designated as the A282. In some cases, including notable legal contexts such as the Communications Act 2003, the M25 is used as a ''de facto'' alternative boundary for Greater London. In the 1944 ''Greater London Plan'', Patrick Abercrombie proposed an orbital motorway around London. This evolved into the London Ringways project in the early 1960s, and by 1966, planning had started on two projects, London Ringways#Ringway 3, Ringway 3 to the north and London Ringways#Ringway 4, Ringway 4 to the south. By the time the first sections opened in 1975, it was decided the ringways would b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M20 Motorway
The M20 is a Controlled-access highway, motorway in Kent, England. It follows on from the A20 road (England), A20 at Swanley, meeting the M25 motorway, M25, and continuing on to Folkestone, providing a link to the Channel Tunnel and the ports at Dover. It is long. Although not signposted in England, this road is part of the European route E15. It is also used as a holding area for goods traffic when traffic across the English Channel is disrupted, such as Operation Stack and Operation Brock. Route The road starts at its junction with the M25 motorway and A20 road (England), A20 road just east of Swanley, then continues south east across the River Darent, north of Farningham through the North Downs, past West Kingsdown and Wrotham to meet the M26 motorway, M26. It then strikes east, running north of Addington, Kent, Addington. When it reaches junction 4 it passes south of New Hythe and runs parallel to the Medway Valley Line, Medway Valley railway line before crossing it close t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A227 Road
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A25 Road
The A25 road is an east–west main road in the South-East of England. Its carries traffic east from Guildford, Surrey, eastward through Surrey and into mid-west Kent, to the town of Sevenoaks, and then on to Wrotham Heath where it connects with the A20. The A25 exits east from Guildford, soon crossing southwards over the North Downs at Newlands Corner, to run eastward below the southern edge of the North Downs, with the road's route alternating between the Vale of Holmesdale and the Greensand Ridge, passing through Dorking, Reigate, Redhill, Nutfield, Bletchingley, Godstone, Oxted, Westerham, Brasted, Sevenoaks and Borough Green. It crosses over the River Wey at Guildford, the River Mole at Dorking, the River Eden at Oxted, and the River Darent at Westerham. The A25 has junctions with several major London to south coast roads: the A24 at Dorking; the A23 at Redhill; the A22 at Godstone; and the A21 at Sevenoaks. A short distance east of Borough Green, at Wrotham Heat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A20 Road (England)
The A20 is a major road in south-east England, carrying traffic from London to Dover in Kent. Parts of the route date back to Toll road, turnpikes established in the early part of the 18th century. The line of the road throughout Kent runs closely in parallel with the M20 motorway. Route From London to the M25 Traffic leaving London at first takes the A2 road (Great Britain), A2 road; at New Cross in the London Borough of Lewisham the A20 begins and heads in a south-easterly direction, becoming in turn ''Lewisham Way'' and '' Loampit Vale''. The latter road forms a large junction, where the A21 road (England), A21 separates for Bromley. The road now runs through ''Lee High Road'' into ''Eltham Road'', The junction with the A210 has an unusually long 41 metre yellow box junction. and continues as the ''Sidcup Bypass'', crossing the A222 at Frognal Corner and the A224 at Crittall's Corner. Entering Kent, it widens from two lanes to three lanes near Swanley and continues onto the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crouch, Sevenoaks
Crouch is a hamlet in the civil parish of Platt, in the Tonbridge and Malling district, in the county of Kent, England. In 2020 it had an estimated population of 555. Location It is near the large town of Sevenoaks, the villages of Borough Green, Platt and the hamlets of Comp Comp, COMP or Comps may refer to: Places In England: * Comp, Kent In France: * Comps, Drôme * Comps, Gard * Comps, Gironde * Comps-la-Grand-Ville * Comps-sur-Artuby Music *Accompaniment, especially in jazz ** Comping (jazz) *Compilatio ..., Claygate Cross and Basted. It is also near the Mereworth Woods, and the River Bourne. Transport The A227 and A20 roads and the M26 and M20 motorways pass within of the settlement. References Hamlets in Kent Tonbridge and Malling {{Kent-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent
Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Greater London to the north-west. The county town is Maidstone. The county has an area of and had population of 1,875,893 in 2022, making it the Ceremonial counties of England#Lieutenancy areas since 1997, fifth most populous county in England. The north of the county contains a conurbation which includes the towns of Chatham, Kent, Chatham, Gillingham, Kent, Gillingham, and Rochester, Kent, Rochester. Other large towns are Maidstone and Ashford, Kent, Ashford, and the City of Canterbury, borough of Canterbury holds City status in the United Kingdom, city status. For local government purposes Kent consists of a non-metropolitan county, with twelve districts, and the unitary authority area of Medway. The county historically included south-ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claygate Cross
Claygate Cross is a hamlet in the Tonbridge and Malling district, in the English county of Kent. Location It is near the River Bourne. Nearby settlements include the large town of Sevenoaks, the villages of Borough Green and Ightham, and the hamlets of Basted, Sheet Hill and Crouch. Transport It is about one and a half miles east of the A227 road List of A roads in zone 2 in Great Britain starting south of the River Thames The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the The Isis, River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it i .... References Hamlets in Kent Tonbridge and Malling {{Kent-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ightham
Ightham ( ) is a parish and village in Kent, England, located approximately four miles east of Sevenoaks and six miles north of Tonbridge. The parish includes the hamlet of Ivy Hatch. Ightham is famous for the nearby medieval manor of Ightham Mote (National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, National Trust), although the village itself is of greater antiquity. Place Names The name Ightham derived from the name of ''Ehta'' (a Jutes, Jutish personal name) and ''ham'' ('homestead'). It is spelt 'Ehteham' in the Textus Roffensis Many place names in the parish are of Anglo-Saxon or Jutish origin. Places were named as these settlers found them. Oldbury had clearly been fortified so the Jutes called it Eald-byrig from the Anglo-Saxon eald (old) and byrig (fortified place). History Stone Age The presence of flint workshops at Oldbury Camp, excavated by Benjamin Harrison in 1905 and at Rose Wood on Ightham Common are evidence of the presence of humans in the Paleol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
