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Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. The town is situated on the border of Kent and Greater London, bordering the London Borough of Bexley. It also borders the Borough of Thurrock, Essex, via the Dartford Crossing of the River Thames and Gravesham to its east.
The town centre lies 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 by-passes the town itself.
Dartford is twinned with several other towns and cities abroad including Hanau in Germany, Gravelines in France and Namyangju in South Korea.
Dartford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Gareth Johnson of the Conservative Party. The constituency is currently the longest serving ' bellwether' constituency in the UK Parliament as the party of the winning candidate has gone on to form the government in every General Election since 1964.
Dartford may refer to:-
- Dartford a town in Kent, South East England
- Dartford Borough Council, an administrative authority in North West Kent
- Dartford (UK Parliament constituency)
- Dartford, Washington, an unincorporated community
- A village in Green Lake, Wisconsin
Usage examples of "dartford".
Docklands the A13 road to Southend passes through Beckton and its sewage farms, across Barking Creek with its own barrier rising above the factory roofs and past the Ford engine works at Dagenham, before cutting inland to the M25 interchange at Dartford.
The pillars of the Dartford bridge are dimly visible through the flames and smoke.
The glutinous silt of the river formed undulations across the expanding estuary at Dartford.