 | Dartford can be found next to the River Thames on the outskirts of London in the county of Kent. The town is famous for the Dartford Tunnel, which links the M25 across the Thames and is mainly a commuter town.
However, the town holds a lot of history and some interesting tourist attractions, such as Dartford Holy Trinity Church, which was built during the reign of William I, and the tomb of Sir John Spielman, England's first paper maker, who died in 1626.
If you want to learn more about the archaeology and geology of Dartford and its surrounding areas then you could pay a visit to the Dartford Borough Museum, while the Manor Gatehouse, which is all that remains of Henry VIII's great manor house is also a popular attraction for history lovers.
Dartford began as a Roman settlement, and has long since been an important market and industrial town. Papermaking and cement production were the major industries in the area for centuries, and many technological advances in production were made in Dartford.
The town has many notable buildings and also has marshland, parks and fields that part of the Garden of England. Dartford is set to grow quite considerably over the next two decades, however there remains a focus of the town's past and its legacy, which is portrayed in the museums and historic buildings around Dartford.
Postcodes for Dartford begin with the letters DA and as well as Dartford itself, the DA postcode includes Sidcup, Bexleyheath, Greenhithe, Bexley, Erith, Gravesend, Swanscombe, Longfield, Welling and Belvedere.
The interesting and ancient parishes, each of which has its own links with English history, also have some notable tourist attractions including the 18th century St George's Church in Gravesend and the historic Hall Place in Bexley. |
