Shorne

Shorne is a village and civil parish in the borough of in , England. The parish lies 3 miles east of . Most of the land is well-drained but its marshes, the Shorne Marshes reach down to the and are an SSSI amid the North Kent Marshes on the Hoo Peninsula proper.
Wikipedia
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 2,440 residents
  • Description: village in Kent, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Shorne, Kent”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shorne Woods Country Park and Gads Hill Place.

Park
Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located between and Gravesend, in the English county of . It was once part of a large estate, later passed to the county council to be used as a country park.

Manor estate
Photo: Jack1956, Public domain.
Gad's Hill Place in , , sometimes spelt Gadshill Place and , was the country home of Charles Dickens. Today the building is the independent .

Library
Photo: JuliaC2006, CC BY 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thong and Chalk.

Hamlet
Photo: Rj21, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a hamlet southeast of Gravesend in , England. The population of the hamlet is included in the civil parish of Shorne. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names and appeared as a question answer for Round Britain Quiz on BBC Radio 4.

Village
Photo: Glen, CC BY 2.0.
is a village and since 1935 a former civil parish which adjoins the east of Gravesend, in the district, in the county of , England. is situated 2 miles northwest of Shorne.

Suburb
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area and council ward south of Gravesend, in the district, in the county of , England. There was previously a settlement named Ifield as explained below. is situated 2½ miles west of Shorne.

Shorne

Latitude
51.41315° or 51° 24′ 47″ north
Longitude
0.43304° or 0° 25′ 59″ east
Population
2,440
Elevation
240 feet (73 metres)
Open location code
9F32CC7M+76
Open­Street­Map ID
node 160150283
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2637913
Wiki­data ID
Q2598092
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Satellite Map

Discover Shorne from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Welsh—“Shorne” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “শোন”
  • Cebuano: “Shorne”
  • Chinese: “肖恩”
  • Chinese: “舒安恩”
  • Dutch: “Shorne”
  • French: “Shorne”
  • German: “Shorne”
  • Gujarati: “શોર્ન”
  • Irish: “Shorne”
  • Italian: “Shorne”
  • Japanese: “ショーン”
  • Kannada: “ಶೋರ್ನೆ”
  • Korean: “숀”
  • Ladin: “Shorne”
  • Lithuanian: “Šornė”
  • Persian: “شورن”
  • Polish: “Shorne”
  • Portuguese: “Shorne”
  • Russian: “Шорн”
  • Spanish: “Shorne”
  • Swedish: “Shorne”
  • Tamil: “ஷொர்னே”
  • Telugu: “షోర్న్”
  • Turkish: “Shorne”
  • Urdu: “شورنی”
  • Urdu: “شورنے”
  • Welsh: “Shorne”
  • “Shorne”

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Localities in the Area

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