Faversham
Faversham is a town in the English county of Kent, UK. The history of the town can traced back 2000 years to Roman times. Explosives were a major local industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Faversham Guildhall and National Fruit Collection.
Faversham Guildhall
Town hall
Photo: Ed Webster, CC BY 2.0.
Faversham Guildhall is a municipal building in the Market Place in Faversham, Kent, England. The structure, which was the meeting place of Faversham Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
National Fruit Collection
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The United Kingdom's National Fruit Collection is one of the largest collections of fruit trees and plants in the world. Over 2,040 varieties of apple, 502 of pear, 350 of plum, 322 of cherry and smaller collections of bush fruits, nuts and grapes are grown, in 150 acres of orchards.
Faversham railway station
Railway station
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Faversham railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the town of Faversham, Kent. It is 51 miles 77 chains down the line from London Victoria. The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Goodnestone and Graveney.
Goodnestone
Hamlet
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Goodnestone is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Graveney with Goodnestone, in the Swale district of Kent, England. The village is mainly on the road 'Head Hill Road' towards Graveney. In 1961 the parish had a population of 58.
Graveney
Village
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Graveney is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Graveney with Goodnestone, in the Swale district, in Kent, England. It is located between Faversham and Whitstable. Graveney is situated 2½ miles east of Faversham.
Faversham
- Type: Locality
- Location: Swale District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.3164° or 51° 18′ 59″ northLongitude
0.8882° or 0° 53′ 18″ eastElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
9F328V8Q+H7GeoNames ID
7297621
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