Farningham
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Farningham is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the River Darent, south of Dartford with a population of about 1250 people. The M20 motorway and the A20 road both pass through the parish.
Farningham is believed to be home to Neolithic history - flint and other tools have been discovered and can be found in the Dartford Museum. The Romans occupied the general area after their invasion in the first century and, along with large evidence of habitation down the road in Lullingstone, there is also evidence of Roman habitation in Farningham. Three farmhouses and three villas have been unearthed. Charles Dickens was a vistor during his time for the trout fishing that the Darent provided.
Presently, there is good accesibility to London with a close location to the M25 motorway and Swanley, Eynsford and Farningham Road railway stations.
The parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul.
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