Gravesend, Kent, England

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Gravesend, Kent, England is a historic riverside town on the south bank of the River Thames in southeast England, known for its maritime heritage and role as a gateway to London.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Gravesend, Kent, England canonical 5
Gravesend, Kent 1
Greenwich, Kent 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
ceremonialCounty Kent
country United Kingdom
distanceToLondon approximately 21 miles east
governingBody Gravesham Borough Council
hasDialCode 01474
hasFeature Thames riverside promenade
hasFerryServiceTo Tilbury, Essex
linked to: Tilbury
hasFunction commuter town for London
hasHeritage long association with river trade and shipping
hasLandmark Fort Gardens
Gravesend Clock Tower
Gravesend Town Hall
Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara
Milton Chantry
New Tavern Fort
Promenade and Riverside Gardens
St George’s Church, Gravesend
Town Pier
Windmill Hill, Gravesend
hasPort Port of London facilities at Gravesend Reach
hasPostcodeDistrict DA11
DA12
hasRailwayStation Gravesend railway station
hasReligiousSite St George’s Church, burial site associated with Pocahontas monument
hasTransportLink A2 road
High Speed 1 connection via nearby Ebbsfleet International
historicalCounty Kent
knownFor maritime heritage
riverside location on the Thames
role as gateway to London from the Thames Estuary
latitude 51.441
locatedIn Borough of Gravesham
England
Kent
locatedInRegion South East England
locatedNear London
linked to: London, England
locatedOnRiver River Thames
linked to: Thames
longitude 0.368
nearbySettlement Northfleet
Rochester
Tilbury
osGridReference TQ6474
population approximately 66,000
servedByRailLine North Kent Line
timeZone GMT
timeZoneDST BST

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henry Cooper burialPlace Gravesend, Kent, England
subject linked to: Sir Henry Cooper
Mary of York placeOfDeath Greenwich, Kent
linked to: Gravesend, Kent, England
statue of Pocahontas at St George’s Church associatedWith town of Gravesend
linked to: Gravesend, Kent, England
Gravesend–Tilbury ferry terminusAt Gravesend, Kent
linked to: Gravesend, Kent, England
Gemma Arterton placeOfBirth Gravesend, Kent, England
Henry Cooper burialPlace Gravesend, Kent, England
subject linked to: Our ’Enry
Thom Gunn placeOfBirth Gravesend, Kent, England
Paul Ritter placeOfBirth Gravesend, Kent, England