Swanscombe and Greenhithe
| Swanscombe and Greenhithe | |||
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 27 ′ N , 0 ° 19 ′ E | ||
| OS National Grid | TQ604749 | ||
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| Residents | 14,128 (2011) | ||
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| Post town | GREENHITHE, SWANSCOMBE, GRAVESEND | ||
| ZIP code section | DA9, DA10, DA11 | ||
| prefix | 01322, 01987 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | South East England | ||
| Shire county | Kent | ||
| District | Dartford | ||
| Civil Parish | Swanscombe and Greenhithe | ||
| Website: https://swanscombeandgreenhithetowncouncil.gov.uk/ | |||
Swanscombe and Greenhithe is a civil parish and town in the Borough of Dartford in north-west Kent in the South East England region .
The two villages that make up the parish are on the south bank of the Thames .
history
The village of Swanscombe became known archeologically through the discovery of the so-called Swanscombe's skull in the Barnfield Pit gravel pit in 1933. The pit had already become known through numerous old Paleolithic relics.
The Swanscombe skull is an approx. 400,000 year old skull of the genus Homo. The assignment to a Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis or Homo sapiens is controversial. Most likely, however, an assignment to the group of Heidelberg people , the forerunners of the Neanderthals. Skeletal remains of a European forest elephant date back to 100,000 years ago .
Settlements of Roman and Anglo-Saxon origin can be identified, such as those of a Roman country villa and an Anglo-Saxon mill. A Danish fortification was found during construction work. A settlement called Suinescamp is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1085. Since this part of Kent was not conquered by William the Conqueror , other traditions continued here for a long time. This is e.g. B. proven by the Gavelkind monument.
The municipal boundaries have changed several times since the 19th century, but not significantly. The civil parish has had its current name since 1981. Before that, its name was just Swanscombe.
Attractions
- 13th century parish church of St Peter and Paul in Swanscombe
- Ingress Abbey, mansion in Greenhithe, originally a Dominican monastery, redesigned in neo-Gothic style from the 19th century
Peter and Paul Church
Ingress Abbey
