Horton Kirby

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Horton Kirby
Horton Kirby shown within Kent
District	Sevenoaks
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Coordinates: 51°23′24″N 0°15′07″E / 51.38998, 0.25205Horton Kirby is a village in the civil parish of Horton Kirby and South Darenth in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England.

The village is located on the right bank of the River Darent, south of Dartford. Its church is dedicated to St Mary. The nearest railway station is at Farningham Road. The A225 road between Dartford and Sevenoaks passes to the west of the village.

Horton Kirby Paper Mills were founded by Henry Hall at the beginning of the 19th century. Since June 2007, they are no longer processing paper. The site is about to be re-developed, and will be used for accommodation.

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St Mary‘s church
A history of the mills can be found here

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