Farningham Transmitter

Farningham Transmitter is a tower in Farningham, Sevenoaks, England. Farningham Transmitter is situated nearby to The Anthony Roper Primary School, as well as near Eynsford Baptist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eynsford Castle and Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.

Eynsford Castle

Ruins

Photo: Richard Nevell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eynsford Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in Eynsford, Kent. Built on the site of an earlier Anglo-Saxon stone burh, the castle was constructed by William de Eynsford, probably between 1085 and 1087, to protect the lands of Lanfranc, the Archbishop of Canterbury, from Odo, the Bishop of Bayeux. Eynsford Castle is situated 1,800 feet west of Farningham Transmitter.

Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is situated 3,000 feet north of Farningham Transmitter.

Eynsford railway station

Railway station

Photo: Richard Nevell (WMUK), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Eynsford railway station serves Eynsford in Kent, England. It is 20 miles 32 chains down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Swanley and Shoreham. Train services are provided by Thameslink. Eynsford railway station is situated 1 mile southwest of Farningham Transmitter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eynsford and Horton Kirby.

Eynsford

Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eynsford is a village of 1,800 people in Kent. The village is near Brands Hatch – a race track in Kent, most famous for its circuit. It has grown from a modest natural amphitheatre used for local races in the 1920s into one of the UK’s major motor racing circuits.

Horton Kirby

Village

Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Horton Kirby is a village in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located 3.9 miles east of Swanley & 4.9 miles south of Dartford. Together with the nearby village of South Darenth, it forms the Horton Kirby and South Darenth civil parish. Horton Kirby is situated 2 miles northeast of Farningham Transmitter.

East Hill

Village

Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Hill is a hamlet in the civil parish of West Kingsdown, in the Sevenoaks District, in the county of Kent in England. East Hill is situated 2½ miles south of Farningham Transmitter.

Farningham Transmitter

Type: Tower
Location: Farningham, Sevenoaks, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.37195° or 51° 22′ 19″ north

Longitude

0.22105° or 0° 13′ 16″ east

Height

56 feet (17 metres)

Operator

Arqiva

Open location code

9F3296CC+QC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14237672930

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Anthony Roper Primary School and Eynsfield Baptist Graveyard.

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