Shorne
Shorne is a village and civil parish in the borough of Gravesham in Kent, England. The parish lies 3 miles east of Gravesend. Most of the land is well-drained but its marshes, the Shorne Marshes reach down to the Thames Estuary and are an SSSI amid the North Kent Marshes on the Hoo Peninsula proper.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gads Hill Place and Higham Library.
Gads Hill Place
Manor estate
Photo: Jack1956, Public domain.
Gad's Hill Place in Higham, Kent, sometimes spelt Gadshill Place and Gads Hill Place, was the country home of Charles Dickens. Today the building is the independent Gad's Hill School.
Shorne Woods Country Park
Park
Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shorne Woods Country Park is located between Strood and Gravesend, in the English county of Kent. It was once part of a large estate, later passed to the county council to be used as a country park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gravesend and Strood.
Gravesend
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Gravesend is in the county of Kent in the South East region of England. Gravesend is a historic town on the river Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. Since the late 14th century passengers have been transported to and from London by water on a "Tilt Boat".
Strood
Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strood is a town on the River Medway in the north of the English county of Kent. Together with its neighbouring towns of Rochester and Chatham it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.
Rochester
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Rochester is a town on the River Medway in the north of the English county of Kent. Together with its neighbouring towns of Chatham and Gillingham it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.
Shorne
- Type: Locality
- Location: Borough of Gravesham, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4203° or 51° 25′ 13″ northLongitude
0.4306° or 0° 25′ 50″ eastElevation
151 feet (46 metres)Open location code
9F32CCCJ+47GeoNames ID
7295871
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