Borough of Dartford
| Borough of Dartford | |
|---|---|
 Location in Kent |
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| status | Borough |
| region | South East England |
| Administration County | Kent |
| Administrative headquarters | Dartford |
| surface | 72.77 km² (278.) |
| Residents | 90,600 (259.) |
| ONS code | 29UD |
| Website | www.dartford.gov.uk |
Dartford is an administrative district with borough status in the county of Kent in England . In addition to the town of Dartford , the administrative center, it also includes a few villages in the area. The village Swanscombe is known for numerous excavations from the Old Stone Age .
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 and was the result of the merger of Municipal Borough Dartford, Urban District Swanscombe and part of Rural District Dartford.
Ashford | Canterbury | Dartford | Dover | Folkestone and Hythe | Gravesham | Maidstone | Sevenoaks | Swale | Thanet | Tonbridge and Malling | Tunbridge Wells
Coordinates: 51 ° 27 ′ 0 ″ N , 0 ° 16 ′ 0 ″ E