Darenth

Darenth
Darenth
 Darenth shown within Kent
DistrictDartford
Shire countyKent
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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Coordinates: 51°25′12″N 0°15′24″E / 51.4199°N 0.2567°E / 51.4199; 0.2567Darenth is a village and civil parish in the Dartford District of Kent, England. The parish is located to the south-east of Dartford town; the village is three miles (4.8 km) from there.

The parish was part of Axstane Hundred and later Dartford Rural District.

Major Buildings

Church of St Margaret of Antioch

Darenth Park Hospital One of the largest Victorian lunatic asylums.

see also South Darenth, Darenth Country Park, Darent Valley Hospital,

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