Longfield
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Longfield shown within Kent |
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Parish | Longfield and New Barn |
District | Dartford |
Shire county | Kent |
Region | South East |
Constituent country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Longfield |
Postcode district | DA3 |
Dialling code | 01474 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
European Parliament | South East England |
UK Parliament | Dartford |
List of places: UK • England • Kent |
Longfield is a village in the Dartford borough of Kent. It is located ten miles south east of Dartford and near Gravesend.
The place in Kent is recorded as 'Langanfelda' in the Saxon Charters of 964-995, and as 'Langafel' in the Domesday Book of 1086.
The town is served by Longfield railway station which is operated by Southeastern (train operating company) with services to London and the Medway Towns. The village also has a fairly large shopping area.
The villages of New Barn and Longfield are within and give their names to the civil parish of Longfield and New Barn which also covers the settlement of Longfield Hill. Longfield is the ancient village, situated on the road between Dartford and Meopham; the historic church there is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene. New Barn is larger in population than Longfield, although has little in the way of services, being a recent development and purely a residential location.
There are four pubs in or within a short journey of Longfield, The Long Valley Club ), the Railway Tavern, the Hartley Country Club and The Wheatsheaf (one of the first pubs in Kent to ban smoking).
The Local Government Act 1972 made the village part of the Sevenoaks of Kent in 1974. It was transferred to the borough of Dartford in 1987. [1]
Dr Howard Stoate (Labour) has been the MP since 1997.
A girl called Lily Nichol lives in Longfield and she is absolutely amazing. I love her to pieces and that will never change. xxx
[edit] External links
- Details and photograph of the church
- the Parish Council website
- Hartley website
- Longfield Country Market Website
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