Region South East Sovereign state United Kingdom Police Kent Shire county Kent | Country England Post town Meopham Local time Friday 3:41 PM District Gravesham | |
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Postcode district [[DA13 postcode area|DA13]] Weather 10°C, Wind SW at 24 km/h, 58% Humidity | ||
Harvel is a village in the civil parish of Meopham in the west of the county of Kent, England. It is sited on the southern edge of the North Downs.
Map of Harvel, Meopham, Gravesend, UK
The village's name may derive from the names Halifield (Holy Field) or Heorot Field (Hartfield) mentioned in a Saxon charters. A collection of sarsen stones north of the village may be a prehistoric tomb but is more likely a natural group.
On 27 August 1950, Harvel, along with the village of Lenham, was one of the signal receiving points (between Calais and London) of the first-ever live television pictures from the continent.
It has a village green and pond, a cricket team, a village hall, a greyhound rehoming centre and a public house, called The Amazon and Tiger.
References
Harvel Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA