Dartford

Kent's river crossing

Dartford is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the River Darent near its confluence with the Thames.

It sits at the southern end of the Dartford Crossing, the major road link between Kent and Essex.

Historically a market town, it developed industry in the 19th century and now functions largely as a London commuter town.

geography

Kent

English county near Dover

  • ThamesLondon's river
  • LondonEngland's capital city
  • A2Alphanumeric route marker

estuary · borough · southeast · commuter · suburb · Greater London · Essex · river crossing

music

Mick Jagger

Keith Richards · 1960s · British Invasion · blues · hometown · musicians · band · origin · heritage · musical legacy

crossing

tunnel

Enclosed underground route

QE2 · Queen Elizabeth · congestion · traffic · motorway · commute · infrastructure · southbound · northbound · bottleneck

history

Watling Street

Major Roman road, Britain

medieval · market town · priory · ancient · Saxon · Norman · coaching · inn · plague · charter

warbler

bird

Feathered flying vertebrate

scrubland · rare · breeding · conservation · wildlife · plumage · insectivore · nesting · ornithology · British

Opposites
geographic centrality

DartfordWestminster

London's political center

Mayfair · Soho · Piccadilly · Knightsbridge · Bloomsbury

urban character

DartfordCanterbury

Historic English ecclesiastical seat

Hampstead · Bath · Oxford · Cambridge · Brighton

landscape/environment

DartfordLake District

Northwest England's national park

Devon · Cornwall · Scottish Highlands · green belt

Family

ford

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G