Wilmington, Kent
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Wilmington is a village in Kent, England, in Dartford (borough), about 1.5 miles from Dartford town. It has its own parish council which meets at Oakfield Park pavilion. Its most famous landmark is the St Michael and All Angels Church.
There are three secondary schools within the parish: Wilmington Grammar School for Boys (WGSB) who wear blue blazers, white shirts, grey trousers and different ties for each house within the school (Cray, Dartford, School, Thames and, in one year, Wilmington). The Grammar School for Girls, Wilmington (GSGW), who wear maroon, and Wilmington Enterprise College (formerly Wilmington Hall), who wear navy, Polo neck T-Shirts. School buses can be taken to get to each of these. Wilmington Enterprise College and Wilmington Boys are situated next to each other. Wilmington Hall was built in the mid 1970's and was built upon Wilmington Hall Manor. Wilmington Grammar School for Boys recently acquired engineering specialist status, whereas The Grammar School for Girls Wilmington specialise in Maths and IT.
There is one primary school and a nursery school next to Wilmington Enterprise College/ Wilmington Boys.
The village centre has one shop and four pubs, The Orange Tree, The Plough, The Foresters and The Horse and Groom, which has a discrete Thai restaurant.
Wilmington is most famous for being the childhood home of Mick Jagger lead singer with the Rolling Stones. Keith Richards, guitarist with the Rolling Stones, attended Wilmington Grammar School for Boys. In the reign of Edward IV, a manor house in the village was the residence of the king-making Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick. In the 19th Century Wilmington was noted for being surrounded by gardens and cherry orchards.
Wilmington is twinned with Bray-et-Lû, Val-d'Oise, France.
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Bean • Darenth • Dartford • Ebbsfleet • Greenhithe • Hawley • Joydens Wood • Longfield • Longfield and New Barn • Maypole • New Barn • Southfleet • Stone • Sutton-at-Hone • Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley • Swanscombe • Swanscombe and Greenhithe • Wilmington |
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