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{{infobox UK place|
|country = England
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|static_image = [[Image:Dartford3799.JPG|240px|]]<!-- Reduced to 240px to fix infobox format- fix needed--><br>Holy Trinity Church, Dartford High Street
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|population = 85,911 (2001)
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|shire_district= [[Dartford (borough)|Dartford]]
|shire_county = [[Kent]]
|region= South East England
|constituency_westminster= [[Dartford (UK Parliament constituency)|Dartford]]
|post_town= DARTFORD
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'''Dartford''' is the principal town in the [[Dartford (borough)|borough of Dartford]]. It is situated in the northwest corner of [[Kent]], [[England]], 16&nbsp;miles (25&nbsp;km) east south-east of [[central London]].

The town centre is situated in a valley through which the [[River Darent]] flows, and where the old road from London to [[Dover]] crossed: hence the name, from ''Darent + ford''. . Dartford became a [[market town]] in medieval times; and, although today it is principally a [[commuter town]] for [[Greater London]] it has a long history of religious, industrial and cultural importance. It is an important rail hub; the main through-road now avoids the town itself.

==Geology and geography==
[[Image:Bluewater3770.JPG|thumb|The quarry at [[Bluewater Shopping Centre|Bluewater]], showing the underlying Chalk]]
{{see|Geography of Kent}}
Dartford lies within the area known as the [[London Basin]]. The low-lying marsh to the north of the town consists of [[London Clay]], and the alluvium brought down by the two rivers - the [[River Darenth|Darent]] and the [[River Cray|Cray]] - whose confluence is in this area. The higher land on which the town stands, and through which the narrow Darent valley runs, consists of [[chalk]] surmounted by the Blackheath Beds of sand and gravel.

As a [[human settlement]], Dartford became established as a river crossing-point with the coming of the Romans; and as a focal point between two routes - that from west to east being part of the main route connecting London with the Continent; and the southerly route following the Darent valley. As a result the town's main road pattern makes the shape of letter 'T'. The Dartford Marshes to the north, and the proximity of [[Crayford]] in the [[London Borough of Bexley]] to the west, mean that the town's growth is to the south and east. [[Wilmington, Kent|Wilmington]] is to all intents and purposes part of the town to the south; whilst the almost continuous [[Thames Gateway]] development means that there is little to show the town boundary in an easterly direction.

Within the town boundaries there are several distinct areas: the town centre around the parish church and along the High Street; the Joyce Green area; Temple Hill estate constructed in 1927; [[Dartford Brent|the Brent]]; Fleet Downs; as well as two important areas of open space and several industrial estates. The open spaces are ''Central Park'' alongside the river; and ''Dartford Heath'' (''see below'').

==History==
[[Image:DartfordMuseumLibrary3791.JPG|thumb|The Library and Museum with the war memorial in front]]
In the '''[[prehistory]]''' period the first people appeared in the Dartford area around 250,000&nbsp;years ago, a tribe of prehistoric hunter-gatherers whose exemplar is called [[Swanscombe Heritage Park|Swanscombe Man]]. Many other archaeological investigations have revealed the picture of occupation of the district: there have been finds from the [[Stone Age]], the [[Bronze Age]] and the [[Iron Age]].

When the Romans engineered the [[Dover]] to London road (afterwards named [[Watling Street]]) it was necessary to cross the [[River Darent]] by ford: giving the settlement its name. [[Roman villa]]s were built along the Darent valley, and at Noviomagus ([[Crayford]]), close by. The [[Saxons]] may well have established the first settlement where Dartford now stands. Dartford manor is mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]], written after the [[Norman invasion]] in 1086: it was owned by the king.

During the '''[[Middle Ages|medieval period]]''' Dartford, because of its strategic position ''en route'' for the Continent, but also since it was the on route taken by many [[pilgrim]]s, became one of the sites in England where various religious orders established themselves. In the 12th century the [[Knights Templar]] had possession of the [[manor]] of Dartford.<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=38212 House of Knights Templar - The preceptory of Ewell | British History Online<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] property at [[Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley|Sutton-at-Hone]], to the south of the town, is a remaining piece of that history. In the 14th century, a [[priory]] was established here, and two groups of friars—the [[Dominican Order|Domicans]] and the [[Franciscans]]—built hospitals here for the care of the sick. At this time the town became a small, but important, [[market town]].

[[Wat Tyler]], of the [[1381 Poll Tax Revolt|Peasants' Revolt]] fame, might well have been a local hero, although three other towns in Kent all claim the same, and there are various reasons to doubt the strength of Tyler's connection to the town.<ref>[http://www.dartfordarchive.org.uk/medieval/politics_wt.shtml Medieval Period: Politics - Wat Tyler and the peasants' revolt<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> However, the existence of the [[public house]] named after him in the town nevertheless gives a little credence to Dartford's claim.

[[Image:DartfordManorHouse4861.JPG|thumb|The gatehouse of Henry VIII 's Royal Manor]]
In the 15th century, two kings of England became part of the town's history. [[Henry V of England|Henry V]] marched through the town with his troops prior to fighting the French at the [[Battle of Agincourt]] in November 1415; in 1422 Henry V's body was taken to Holy Trinity Church by [[Edmund Lacey]], the [[Bishop of Exeter]], who performed a funeral. In March 1452, [[Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York|Richard]] the [[Duke of York]] camped on the [[Dartford Brent|Brent]] with ten thousand men, waiting for a confrontation with King [[Henry VI of England|Henry VI]]. The Duke surrendered to the King in Dartford. The place of the camp is marked today by York Road.

The sixteenth century saw significant changes in the hitherto agricultural basis of the market in Dartford, as new industries began to take shape (''see below''). The priory was destroyed in 1538 as part of the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]] and a new manor house constructed by King [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]. In 1576 [[Dartford Grammar School]] was founded, part of the [[Tudor period|Tudor]] emphasis on education for ordinary people.

Many Protestants were executed during the reigns of [[Mary I of England|Queen Mary]] (1553–1554) and [[Philip II of Spain|Philip]] and Mary (1554–1558), including Christopher Waid, a Dartford linen-weaver burnt to death at the stake in front of thousands of spectators on Dartford Brent in 1555. The Martyrs Memorial on East Hill commemorates Waid and other Kentish Martyrs.

==Industry==
===Dartford's industrial history===
The earliest industries were those connected with agriculture, such as the [[brewing]] of traditional [[beer]]s and [[ale]]s. [[Agricultural lime|Lime-burning]] and chalk-mining also had their place. [[Fulling]] was another: the cleansing of the wool needed a great deal of available water, which the river could provide. This led to other water-based industries, using the power of the water to operate machinery.

Sir [[John Spilman]] set up the first [[paper mill]] in England at Dartford in 1588 on a site near Powder Mill Lane, and soon some 600 employees worked there, providing an invaluable source of local employment. [[Wealden iron industry|Iron-making on the Weald]] was in full operation at this time, and iron ingots were sent to Dartford, to England's first iron-slitting mill, set up on the Darent at Dartford Creek in 1595 by [[Godfrey Box]], an immigrant from the [[Low Countries]]. In 1785, a blacksmith from Lowfield Street began to make engines, boilers and machinery. Some of that machinery was for the local [[gunpowder]] factory run by [[Miles Peter Andrews]] and the [[Pigou]] family. In 1785, the firm of J&E Hall was set up, specialising in heavy [[engineering]]; later into refrigerating equipment; and by 1906 into vehicle production.

From those beginnings in the 18th century were to come the industrial base on which the growth and prosperity of Dartford were to follow.

In 1840 the mustard factory of Saunders & Harrison was described as being 'perhaps the largest in the kingdom'.<ref name=pigots>[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shebra/pigots_1840_-_dartford_&c_.htm 'Pigots 1840', on website freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shebra/pigots_1840] accessed [[5 December]] [[2007]]</ref> '''Dartford Paper Mills''' were built in 1862, when excise duty on paper was abolished. Between 1844-1939 the [[fabric]] printing works of ''[[Augustus Applegath]]'' were in being in Bullace Lane: again a firm using the waters of the river.

The demand created by [[World War I]] meant that output at the local [[Vickers]] factory multiplied, with a positive effect on the local economy. Burroughs-Wellcome chemical works (now called [[GlaxoSmithKline]]) made Dartford a centre for [[pharmaceutical industry]]. During the war, many [[Belgium|Belgian]] refugees arrived in the town. Unable to house them all, many people were housed with volunteers.{{FactKent|date=February 2007}}

[[Image:DartfordCivicCentre3803.JPG|thumb|Dartford Civic Centre]]
There has been a large power station on the Thames at [[Littlebrook Power Station|Littlebrook]] to the north of the town since 1939. The current station, which has one of the tallest chimneys in the UK, dates from the early 1980s.

===Industrial estates===
Dartford, like many other similar-sized towns, has a periphery of estates, both housing and industrial. The latter comprise the following, listed in clockwise order:
* Riverside Industrial Estate - beside the Darenth to the north of the town
* Crossways Business Park. This large development over the last few years lies on either side of the extended [[A206 road]]. Within it the areas are:
** Admirals Park; Masthead; and Newton Court
** Dartford Internationa Ferry Terminal (Thames Europort)
* Orbit One Industrial Estate, on the Green Street Green road
* Questor Industrial Estate off Hawley Road
* Four estates off the erstwhile A206 to the NW:
** Victoria Industral Park
** Burnham Trading Estate
** Miilside Industrial Estate
** Swan Business Park

In early 2006 the [[South East England Development Agency]] (SEEDA) purchased a 2.6 hectare site on the edge of the town which had been used by Unwins, an off-license chain, which went into administration in 2005. They also purchased the neighbouring Matrix Business Centre to protect its future. They intend to develop the site as 'Dartford Northern Gateway', with a mixture of retail and other businesses and housing.

===Decline===
[[Image:DartfordPriory4878.JPG|thumb|Low cost shopping units in the Priory shopping centre]]
Some of Dartford's most prominent industries suffered extreme decline in the 20th century, causing redundancies and unemployment.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} Brewing, paper-making, flour milling and the manufacture of cement were the main industries to suffer extinction or significant decline.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} Nearby Swanscombe Cement Works (now redeveloped into [[Bluewater]] shopping centre) was closed by [[Blue Circle]] in 1990. This industry had brought great prosperity to the companies involved in cement manufacture,{{Fact|date=January 2008}} but left a legacy locally of despoiled derelict land and pollution.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} In 1990 Dartford contained some {{convert|1700|acre|km2}} of spoiled land resulting from extractive industries.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} Cement-dust pollution from local cement works was a regular subject of complaint in the local press throughout the 20th century.{{Fact|date=January 2008}}

Since the closure of Dartford's major employers: [[Seagers]], [[J. & E. Hall]], [[Vickers]] and Burroughs Wellcome (now [[GlaxoSmithKline]]), and the re-development of nearby [[Bexleyheath]] as a shopping town in the 1970s (and the more recent development of the [[Bluewater]] Shopping Centre), Dartford lost a significant number of its rising [[Generation X]] demographic to more economically viable jobs, towns and cities.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} This has been reflected in the sharp decline of the number of visible household brands in Dartford's High Street and its two shopping centres.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} At its peak in the 1980s Dartford was home to major brands such as [[Sainsbury's]], [[W.H. Smiths]], [[Topman]], [[Boots Group|Boots]], [[Marks & Spencer]] and [[HMV Group plc|HMV]], but some of these high street names closed down during the early 1990s leaving cheaper brands such as [[Primark]] and [[Wilkinson (shop)|Wilkinson]] to take over the empty premises. {{Fact|date=January 2008}}

===Resurgence===
[[Image:DartfordOrchard4884.JPG|thumb|Orchards and Waitrose]]
<!--[[Image:DartfordProspect4868.JPG|thumb|New shopping opportunities:Prospect Place]]-->
In 2007 Dartford saw an increase in the number of visible household brands in its environs as [[B&Q]], [[Marks & Spencer]], [[TK Maxx]] and [[asda]] living opened new outlet stores on the outer edges of the town centre. Before this [[Safeway plc|Safeway]] had taken part in the development of Dartford's second shopping centre, The Orchards, located next to the Orchard Theatre. The Safeway's site was eventually taken over by [[Waitrose]] and continues to be only one of a few major brands visible in the town.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} The historical and once bustling main High Street and adjacent shopping centre, The Priory, continue to fall into a decline.{{Fact|date=January 2008}}

==Population==
In 1801, Dartford’s population was c.2400; by the 2001 census it had increased to 85,911. [https://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/pyramids/printV/29UD.asp 2001 census figures for Dartford] Much of this growth can be apportioned to the fact that Dartford became, for some time in its existence, an industrial town. Unemployment levels, taken from the 2001 census, were at 3.8%. By 2006 this had decreased to 2.2%, somewhat below the national average. [http://www.go-se.gov.uk/gose/docs/170192/179006/179018/Dartford.pdf#search='dartford%20unemployment%20rate' 1]

==Culture==
[[Image:DartfordOrchardBridge4857.JPG|thumb|The Orchard Theatre, seen from the footbridge over the A226]]

Dartford has two major buildings concerned with [[performance art]]. [[The Orchard Theatre]], located in the town centre, is a fully professional theatre, providing audiences with a large range of drama, dance, music and entertainment. [[The Mick Jagger Centre]] (built in the grounds of [[Dartford Grammar School]]) in Shepherds Lane was completed in 2000 and provides facilities for community arts across a wide region. The local museum in Market Street is housed in the same building as the library.

Dartford is the home of one football club, [[Dartford F.C.]], who play home matches at [[Princes Park, Dartford|Princes Park Stadium]] and compete in the [[Isthmian League Premier Division]] after winning promotion as champions from the [[Isthmian League Division One North]] in the 2007-08 season.

==Transport==
===Roads===
[[Image:DartfordTollBridge3787.JPG|thumb|The [[Queen Elizabeth II Bridge]] forms the southbound lane of the [[Dartford Crossing]]]]
Since the time of the Romans, Dartford has always been of importance to road transport. The construction of what has become known as [[Watling Street]], which passed through town and forded the river, was of great importance to the communications of the Roman Empire, connecting London to Dover and the continent. Even when the Romans left Britain, it was still maintained in good order and continued in use,although the introduction of [[stagecoach]] services increased the amount of traffic on the road so that, by the 18th century it had become necessary to control the upkeep of such heavily-used roads. [[Toll road|Turnpike Trusts]] were set up by [[Act of Parliament]]. Dartford was served by two: that for Watling Street; and the road south to [[Sevenoaks]], both brought into being between 1750 and 1780.
The coming of the railways brought an end to the turnpikes, and road improvement came almost to a standstill. In the first quarter of the 20th century, which also saw the beginning of motor transport, [[tarmacadam]] was developed. In 1925 the building of what was to become the [[A2 road (Great Britain)|A2]] main road took traffic away from Dartford town centre since it included a bypass to the town (''Princes Way''). Today the original main road trough the town is the [[A226 road|A226]]. The erstwhile turnpike road south to Sevenoaks is now the [[A225 road|A225]]). A newer by-pass is the [[A206 road|A206]], which skirts the town to the north. Its prime purpose is to carry traffic from the riverside industrial developments on to the [[Dartford Crossing]] from both west and east.

Dartford is perhaps most well-known for the latter, the main mode of crossing the [[River Thames]] to the east of London, where the southbound [[A282 road|A282]] (part of the [[London Orbital]]) crosses the river via the [[Queen Elizabeth II Bridge]] toll bridge, opened in 1991. The northbound carriageway crosses via the twin bore [[Dartford Tunnel]]. The first tunnel was opened in 1963, its twin in 1980 [http://www.dartfordrivercrossing.co.uk/drc/hist.htm].

A recent innovation is [[Fastrack]], an express bus system connecting the Kent Thameside area. The system is still (2007) being developed.

===Railways===
[[Image:DartfordStation4850.JPG|thumb|'Networker' and 'Electrostar' trains in [[Dartford railway station|Dartford Station]]]]
The first railway from London to reach Dartford was the [[North Kent Line]] via [[Woolwich]] in 1849, connecting at [[Gravesend, Kent|Gravesend]] with the line through to the Medway Towns. Later two more lines were built:
*the [[Dartford Loop Line]] through [[Sidcup]] opened in 1866
*the [[Bexleyheath Line]] opened in 1895
The three routes make [[Dartford railway station|Dartford]] a very busy junction. All the lines were electrified on [[6 June]] [[1926]].Dartford is a place with lots of traffic

==Education==
{{see|List of schools in Kent#Dartford}}
Dartford houses several secondary schools :
*[[Dartford Grammar School]]
*[[Dartford Grammar School for Girls]]
*[[Wilmington Grammar School for Boys]]
*[[The Grammar School for Girls, Wilmington]]
*[[Wilmington Enterprise College]]
*[[Dartford Technology College]]
*[[Leigh Technology Academy]]
*[[North West Kent College]]

==Places of Worship==

*Church of England
** Christ Church, Cross Road
** Holy Trinity, High St
** St Albans, St Albans Road
** St Edmunds, Temple Hill
** St Michaels, Church Hill
*Roman Catholic
** St Anselms, West Hill
** St Vincent's, Temple Hill
*Baptist
** Temple Hill Baptist, St Edmunds Road
** Baptist Chapel, Highfield Road - Established by [[Alfred Sturge]]
*Methodist
** Dartford Methodist, Spital Street
** Brent Methodist, Brent Lane
*Other denominations
** St Andrews United Reformed Church, Watling Street
** The Salvation Army, Hythe Street
** Dartford Community Church (Dartford Christian Fellowship), Dartford Road
** Emanuel Pentecostal Church, East Hill
** Quaker Society of Friends, Holmesdale Gr
** One With Grace Church, Hawley Road
** Gateway Vineyard Dartford, Market Square (www.dartfordvineyard.org)
===The parish church===
[[Image:DartfordHolyTrinityDarent4891.JPG|thumb|The ford, now Dartford Bridge over the [[River Darent]], and Holy Trinity Church]]
The Parish Church, Holy Trinity, is situated on the western bank of the River Darent, from where a hermit would conduct travellers across the ford. The church was originally a 9th century Saxon structure, but gained later Norman additions. In the 13th century a Royal Wedding was celebrated there, thus today the choristers are entitled to wear scarlet cassocks. Also on display within the church is a brass plaque commemorating the work of [[Richard Trevithick]], the pioneer of steam propulsion, who lived, worked and died in the town.

The graveyard is situated in St Edmund's Pleasance on the summit of East Hill, which gave rise to a traditional and derogatory rhyme about the people of Dartford being '...buried above the steeple'. The church actually has no steeple; it has a tower featuring a ring of eight bells.

==Health==
There are, or have been, many hospital buildings in Dartford, the majority of which have been closed since the opening of [[Darent Valley Hospital]]. One of the best-known, [[Stone House Hospital]], in Cotton Lane to the east of the town, was opened on [[16 April]] [[1866]] as the "City of London Lunatic Asylum". It was, and still is, a large castellated structure built in spacious grounds. It remained under the direct administration of the [[City of London]] until 1948, when it was transferred to the [[National Health Service]] (NHS). It remains one of the largest and most visible structures in Dartford, and was until recently operated by the NHS to manage regional health care delivery, and was also home to a nursing school, ''Livingstone Hospital'' on East Hill. The main buildings of this facility are now closed, and are slated to be turned into luxury flats.<ref>[http://www.countyasylums.com/mentalasylums/stonehouse01.htm County Asylums UK] </ref>

==Open spaces==
===Central Park===
[[Image:DartfordDarent3793.JPG|thumb|The River Darent, from Central Park]]
As its name suggests this quite formal park is in the town centre. It comprises 26&nbsp;acres of land. The annual Dartford Festival is held here in July.

===Dartford Heath===
This area to the south-west of Dartford covers some 314&nbsp;acres (125ha) of open space. Historically it has always been of importance: prehistoric [[Tumulus|barrows]] and [[Bronze Age]] artefacts having been discovered here. The first recorded [[cricket]] match took place here in 1723; and the Society of Royal Kentish Bowman were briefly established here between 1785-1802. The nearby area is still known as ''Bowmans''.

The Heath is an official [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]]. It contains three ponds (Donkey Pond, Woodland Pond and North Pond) and a variety of habitats: including acid grassland, broadleaved semi-natural woodland, heather and gorse, as well as other plantlife.<ref name=heathland>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2008/jan/22/conservation.wildlife?picture=332153467 Guardian gallery of heathland in danger] </ref>It is [[common land]] and therefore escaped being enclosed during the late 18th and the early 19th centuries. It is also the original source for the name of the [[Dartford Warbler]].(A
[http://www.chelmarshrg.org.uk/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/dartford.jpg.w560h713.jpg picture]).<!--Chelmarsh Ringing Group]: Photo of hand-held Dartford Warbler. Retrieved 2007-APR-26.-->

==Notable people==
The following have, or had, some connection with Dartford:
*[[Malcolm Allison]] (1927- ), football player and manager
*[[Anne of Cleves]] (1515-1557), fourth wife of [[Henry VIII]], who lived in Dartford after their divorce
*[[Andrea Arnold]] (1961- ), film producer, [[Academy Award|2004 Oscar winner]] and [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|2007 BAFTA winner]]
*[[Simon Beale]] (1972- ), [[Heart 106.2]] radio presenter
*[[Peter Blake (artist)|Peter Blake]] (1932- ), [[pop art]]ist.
*[[Brian Cant]] (1933- ), British children's entertainer, who lived in the town for many years
*[[Dave Charnley]] (The Dartford Destroyer) (1935- ), undefeated British Lightweight [[Boxing]] Champion
*[[Michael Willson|Cobra]] (1963- ), TV personality (''[[Gladiators (British TV show)|Gladiators]]'')
*[[Graham Dilley]] (1959- ), Kent and England [[cricket]]er
*[[Andy Fordham]] (1962- ), World [[Darts]] Champion 2004, was landlord of ''The Rose'' [[public house]] in Dartford
*[[Len Goodman]] (1942- ), Professional dance judge and celebrity star of the [[BBC]] television series [[Strictly Come Dancing]]
*[[Ivor Gurney]] (1890-1937), composer and poet
*[[Henry Havelock]] (1795-1857), [[United Kingdom|British]] general
*[[Mark Homer]], actor
*[[Henry Ambrose Hunt]] (1866-1946), meteorologist
*[[Mick Jagger]] (1943- ), vocalist of [[The Rolling Stones]]
*[[Keith Richards]] (1943- ), guitarist of [[The Rolling Stones]]
*[[Glen Johnson]] (1984–), Footballer
*[[Sidney Keyes]] (1922-1943), war poet
*[[John Latham (ornithologist)|John Latham]] (1743-1837), ornithologist
*[[Matt Morgan (comedian)|Matt Morgan]] (1977- ), comedy writer and DJ
*[[Topsy Ojo]] (1985- ), [[London Irish]] and [[England national rugby union team|England]] rugby union full-back
*[[Min Patel]] (1970- ), Kent and England cricketer
*[[Chris Pearson (radio)|Chris Pearson]], [[BFBS]] Radio DJ
*[[Michael Pearson]] (1936- ), [[horology]] historian and author
*[[John Rushby]], computer scientist
*[[Paul Samson]] (1953-2002), rock guitarist
*[[Alec Stock]] (1917-2001), football player and manager
*[[Alfred Sturge]] (1816-1901), Pastor and missionary
*[[Margaret Thatcher]] (1925- ), former British Prime Minister, ran for the Dartford parliamentary seat in 1950 and 1951
*[[Pete Tong]], [[BBC Radio 1]] DJ
*[[Richard Trevithick]] (1771-1833), inventor and mining engineer
*[[William James Erasmus Wilson]] (1809-1884), surgeon

==International links==
===Twin towns===
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hanau]], [[Germany]] ([[Hesse]])
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Capelle aan den IJssel|Capelle]], [[Netherlands]] ([[Holland]]) since 1989
*{{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]] since 1992

===Associated towns===
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Gravelines]], [[France]] since 1992

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*‘’Kent History Illustrated’’ - [[Frank W Jessup]] (KCC, 1966)
*‘’Railways of the Southern Region’’ - [[Geoffrey Body]] (PSL Field Guide 1989)
* [http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~mchatwin/localhst.htm Local History] - [[Mark Chatwin]] (1997)

==External links==
{{commonscat|Dartford, Kent}}

*[http://www.dartfordarchive.org.uk The Dartford town archive]
*[http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~mchatwin/localhst.htm Dartford Local History]
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_files/ENG/KEN/barlow-hastead_little-etc_1800.html Two maps of the area c.1800]

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