Davington
Davington is a suburb of Faversham, in the Swale district, in the county of Kent, England. Davington Priory is a local government ward within the Faversham Town Council and Swale Borough Council areas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Davington, Kent”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maison Dieu and Faversham Guildhall.
Maison Dieu
Historic building
Photo: Ron Strutt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maison Dieu is a hospital, monastery, hostel, retirement home and royal lodge commissioned by Henry III in 1234. The timber framed building is located beside Watling Street, now the A2 road, in Ospringe, Faversham, in Kent, England.
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.
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 Whitehill and Uplees.
Whitehill
Hamlet
Photo: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitehill is a hamlet to the south of Faversham in Kent, England. A stream rises at Westbrook, a small distance south of Whitehill. At the 2011 Census, the population was included in the civil parish of Ospringe. Whitehill is situated 1½ miles south of Davington.
Uplees
Hamlet
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uplees is a remote hamlet north of Faversham, Kent in southeast England. It was a key part of the Faversham explosives industry during World War I, with the Cotton Powder Company importing raw materials via the deepwater channel of the Swale, and the associated Explosives Loading Company exporting completed bombs and shells. Uplees is situated 1½ miles north of Davington.
Mockbeggar
Locality
Mockbeggar is a hamlet lying north of the A2 road to the east of Teynham in Swale in Kent, England. It is in the civil parish of Norton, Buckland and Stone. Mockbeggar is situated 2 miles west of Davington.
Davington
- Categories: village, civil parish, and locality
- Location: Faversham, Swale District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.31975° or 51° 19′ 11″ northLongitude
0.8767° or 0° 52′ 36″ eastElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
9F328V9G+WMOpenStreetMap ID
node 5457941656OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Davington” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Davington”
- French: “Davington”
- Irish: “Davington”
- Swedish: “Davington”
- Welsh: “Davington”
- “Davington”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Davington Hill and Chart Mill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include West Faversham Community Centre and Bysing Wood Primary School.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Davington”. Photo: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0.