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Horton Kirby

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Region
  
South East

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
DA4

Local time
  
Tuesday 11:39 PM

District
  
Sevenoaks District

Country
  
England

Post town
  
DARTFORD

Police
  
Kent

Shire county
  
Kent

Dialling code
  
01322

Horton Kirby

Weather
  
9°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 95% Humidity

Civil parish
  
Horton Kirby and South Darenth

Horton kirby flight 1 june 2016


Horton 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.

Contents

Map of Horton Kirby, Dartford, UK

Darent valley path 5 horton kirby


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.

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.

References

Horton Kirby Wikipedia