Racefield Close

Racefield Close is a bus stop in Shorne, Borough of Gravesham, England. Racefield Close is situated nearby to the forest Starmore Wood, as well as near Fenn Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shorne Woods Country Park and Gads Hill Place.

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. Shorne Woods Country Park is situated 3,600 feet west of Racefield Close.

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. Gads Hill Place is situated 1 mile east of Racefield Close.

Gad’s Hill School

School

Photo: Jack1956, Public domain.

Gad's Hill School in Higham, Kent, England, is an independent school for day pupils, founded in 1924. It is set in the former Gads Hill Place, the country home of Charles Dickens. Gad’s Hill School is situated 1 mile east of Racefield Close.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thong and Upper Bush.

Thong

Hamlet

Photo: Rj21, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Thong is a hamlet southeast of Gravesend in Kent, England. The population of the hamlet is included in the civil parish of Shorne. 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.

Upper Bush

Hamlet

Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Upper Bush is a hamlet in the parish of Cuxton, in the unitary authority of Medway, in Kent, England. The hamlet has only a few houses, including two Grade II listed buildings; Barrow Hill House and High Birch The North Downs Way long-distance path leads through the village, between Cuxton and Upper Halling. Upper Bush is situated 2 miles south of Racefield Close.

Chalk

Village

Photo: Glen, CC BY 2.0.

Chalk is a village and since 1935 a former civil parish which adjoins the east of Gravesend, in the Gravesham district, in the county of Kent, England. Chalk is situated 2 miles northwest of Racefield Close.

Racefield Close

Type: Bus stop
Categories: transport stop and transportation
Location: Shorne, Borough of Gravesham, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.40731° or 51° 24′ 26″ north

Longitude

0.43315° or 0° 25′ 59″ east

Open location code

9F32CC4M+W7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6592937124

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

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