South East England
Kent
Borough of Gravesham

Thong

Thong is a hamlet southeast of Gravesend in , England. The population of the hamlet is included in the civil parish of . 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.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: hamlet in Kent, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Thong, Kent”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shorne Woods Country Park and Singlewell Infrastructure Maintenance Depot.

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.

The is a railway maintenance depot located near the ward of Singlewell, Kent, in the United Kingdom.

School
is a coeducational foundation high school and sixth form, located in in the English county of . It is administered by Kent County Council, which coordinates admissions to the school.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Singlewell and Chalk.

Suburb
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Ifield is an area south of Gravesend, in the district, in the county of , England. Originally two separate settlements on either side of Watling Street, it is now separated by the A2 road and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and bears little resemblance to its past.

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 1½ miles north of Thong.

Village
Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Thong.

Thong

Latitude
51.40922° or 51° 24′ 33″ north
Longitude
0.40473° or 0° 24′ 17″ east
Open location code
9F32CC53+MV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 613905142
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q3308342
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In Other Languages

“Thong” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Riverview Park and Upper Ifield.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Claylane Wood and The Bogulons.

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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 “Thong”. Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.