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  NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Shoreham, Kent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Kent is a county in England, south-east of London.
Shoreham is a village in the valley of the River Darent six miles north of Sevenoaks in Kent: it is in the District of Sevenoaks.
Shoreham is a quiet Kent ish village located west of the A225 just north of Sevenoaks, within easy access of several noteworthy attractions to the intrepid explorer.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Shoreham,-Kent   (1762 words)

  
 Shoreham, Kent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shoreham is a village and civil parish in the valley of the River Darent six miles north of Sevenoaks in Kent: it is in the District of Sevenoaks.
The now famous battle fought between Fighter Command and the Luftwaffe, the Battle of Britain, brought the village of Shoreham directly into the war, when on 15th September 1940, a Dornier 17Z, part of a force of about 100 German bombers approaching London, a was shot down shortly before noon.
Rail: Shoreham railway station is on the Swanley to Sevenoaks line and was opened on 2 June 1862.
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 Shoreham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shoreham is the name of several different places:
Shoreham is also the name of the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant, New York, USA.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have also been named HMS Shoreham.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shoreham   (107 words)

  
 Kent Communities | Shoreham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Shoreham is a cracking little village, boasting one of the Darent Valley's most beautiful churches.
In Shoreham there are many fine examples of typically Kentish architecture and with the bubbling water of the Darent dancing through, it is a perfect village to come to visit.
Shoreham is a veritable beer drinker's goldmine, with probably the highest concentration of watering holes you are ever likely to find in a small village.
freespace.virgin.net /kent.communities/shoreham/main.htm   (209 words)

  
 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Naomi Watts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Watts was born in Shoreham, Kent, England, where she lived until the age of eight.
Shoreham is the name of several different places: Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex, England Shoreham, Kent in England Shoreham, Michigan in the U.S. Shoreham, New York in the U.S. Shoreham, Vermont in the U.S. Shoreham, Victoria in Australia Shoreham is also the name of a nuclear...
In 1986 she took a break from acting and went to Japan to work as a model, but the experience was fruitless, and Watts describes it as one of the worst periods of her life, which lasted for about four months.
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 Shoreham, Kent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shoreham was also the home to the first British soldier to be shot for desertion during the First World War.
Feldwebel Heitsch, the pilot and Feldwebel Pfeiffer, the observer, were driven to the public house in Shoreham village, where they were bought a brandy before being driven to Sevenoaks Police Station.
John Wesley is known to have often preached here: he was friends of the then vicar.
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 ipedia.com: Shoreham, Kent Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Shoreham is a quiet Kentish village within easy access to several noteworthy attractions to the intrepid explorer.
Shoreham may be reached from London by train but has no taxi service.
Not to be confused with the West Sussex airfield of the same name, (Shoreham) the official opening of the Aircraft Museum was attended by 15 former Battle of Britain pilots.
www.ipedia.com /shoreham__kent.html   (600 words)

  
 Kent Attractions, Tour Guides, Picnic Areas, View Points, Churches, Parks, Lakes,Hotels in Kent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Kent's landmark attraction and a great day out for all the family - shire horse displays, Decades Experience and Hop Story Museum, tearoom, large indoor and outdoor children's play areas, friendly animal farm, pottery and 'have a go' activity rooms, sand pits, paddling pool, restaurants, metal detector treasure hunt, putting green and much more.
All Saints, the Parish Church of the County Town of Kent was largely built by Archbishop Courtenay (14th C) and is one of the largest and finest Perpendicular churches in England.
Restoration House, in the Kent city of Rochester, 30 miles south-east of London, takes its name from the stay by King Charles II on the eve of the monarch's restoration to the throne.
www.comfortinnramsgate.co.uk /html/ramsgate-attractions.asp   (6478 words)

  
 The Shoreham Aircraft Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Heitsch was forced to bring his machine down in a field at Castle Farm, Shoreham, Kent, narrowly missing the high tension cables that ran over the field.
The Shoreham Home Guard were soon on the scene to capture the German crew.
Feldwebel Heitsch and Feldwebel Pfeiffer, the observer, were driven to the Public House in Shoreham village, where they were bought a brandy before being driven to Sevenoaks Police Station.
www.shoreham-aircraft-museum.co.uk /castlefarm.htm   (294 words)

  
 Shoreham Kent in directory.co.uk
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Shoreham is a village and civil parish in the valley of the River Darent six miles north of Sevenoaks in Kent : it is in the District of
www.directory.co.uk /Shoreham_Kent.htm   (227 words)

  
 Shoreham Parish Plan
Shoreham Parish Council have embarked on a Parish Plan.
A Parish Plan is a government initiative to enable local people to define their needs and asperations for the next 10 years.
At the Annual Assembly of the Shoreham Parish Council in May 2002 a group of people were appointed to start the processes.
www.whra.org.uk /pp2002.htm   (224 words)

  
 Sevenoaks Life, Sevenoaks Kent UK - Shoreham
Shoreham is an attractive village located 4 miles north of Otford off the A225 on the banks of the River Darent.
Shoreham flourished in Georgian times and many fine houses were built: Water House (home at one time to Samuel Palmer), Shoreham Place (now demolished) and Darent Holme.
Shoreham was home to Samuel Palmer, the great English Romantic painter who took his inspiration from the surrounding countryside.
www.sevenoaks-life.co.uk /index.php/article/articleview/83/1/16   (236 words)

  
 House For Sale in Shoreham : Kent : South East England : My Property For Sale
The property is situated in a delightful rural location with stunning views across to the Darenth Valley on the edge of the picturesque and historic village of Shoreham.
There are numerous golf clubs in Shoreham, Otford and Eynsford, and the Wildernesse and Knole in Sevenoaks, with leisure centres in Sevenoaks, Hildenborough and Tonbridge, together with bridle paths and lovely walks in the surrounding countryside.
The property is approached via a jointly shared drive from the road which leads up to a private tarmacadam drive which sweeps up, culminating in a large turning and parking area in front of the house and double garage.
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 PRETORIUS (FAMILY) - LoveToKnow Article on PRETORIUS (FAMILY)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
On leaving Oxford Prestwich spent his remaining years in his country house, Darent-Hulme, Shoreham, Kent, erected by him in 1869.
His latest publications were Collected Papers on some Controverted Questions of Geology, and On Certain Phenomena belonging to the Close of the Last Geological Period and on their Bearing upon the Tradition of 1/fe Flood (1895).
He was knighted in 1896, and died on the 23rd of June in the same year, at Shoreham in Kent.
80.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PR/PRETORIUS_FAMILY_.htm   (2653 words)

  
 Roll of Honour - Kent - Shoreham
Shoreham Parish Church War Memorial takes the form of a brass tablet in the Memorial Chapel in the Parish Church of St. Mary’s.
Son of Albert and Sarah Jane Clevett of Shoreham Born in Shoreham and enlisted in Hove.
Born in Brighton and enlisted in Shoreham Buried in Shoreham Cemetery.
www.roll-of-honour.com /Kent/Shoreham.html   (2551 words)

  
 urban75 country walk from Otford to Shoreham, Sevenoaks, Kent, Feb 2005 part two
I don't think the farmer was too impressed by the scruffy horde of herberts stumbling past his barns...
Shoreham is the remote village chosen by the painter Samuel Palmer as a refuge from London's pollution.
A short way out of Shoreham I spotted this weird cross marked into the grass on a hillside.
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 Delta Force Kent paintball hen stag party South East paintballing site corporate event field park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Many Kent sites cater for coporate events and entertainment but you are advised to enquire about this when booking.
There are various paintballing parks in Kent and Delta Force Kent in Shoreham is a particularly nice park to visit.
Paintball is an extremely popular sport and this park in Shoreham gives you an excellent place to try paintballing for the first time or to play on a more regular basis.
www.justpaintball.co.uk /site_guide/delta_force_kent.htm   (537 words)

  
 Appendix A   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
44 Jerrold, Walter "Highways and Byways in Kent" 1907
To be buried in the Churchyard at Shoreham.
To son Edward, mansion house where Abraham lives called Goddington House with one acre of land in shoreham purchased by Abraham of Thomas Dunmole, on condition that Edward pays L10 to Jane Johnson daughter of his daughter Joan Johnson deceased when she is 21.
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 Solicitors in Shoreham Kent England UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Solicitors in Shoreham Kent England UK Solicitors Online in Shoreham Kent, England UK Welcome to Solicitors-England.co.uk, the place to find law firms in your area that can help with your legal issue.
Solicitors in Shoreham England, UK provide you with links to solicitors, lawyers, legal advice throughout all the English regions, towns and cities.
Personal injury lawyers in Shoreham Kent England, UK can advise you, should you have suffered an injury in the past three years for road accidents, work related accidents, medical negligence, or a simple tip or slip injury.
www.solicitors-england.co.uk /England/Kent/Shoreham.htm   (187 words)

  
 Home of Shoreham And District Historical Society
Today Shoreham Aircraft Museum displays numerous relics of the air combats over southern England.
There is even a theory that William Blake took his inspiration for 'Jerusalem' from our 'clouded hills' and certainly the Shoreham Women's Institute took it as their anthem, to be taken up later by the national organisation.
To date we have over 20 publications and are currently conducting a major 'oral history' project, supported principally by the Local Heritage Initiative, on the experience of the village during the Second World War.
www.shorehamkenthistorical.org.uk   (286 words)

  
 Rochester - Genealogy, Family History, Surnames and Local History.
One of the next generations, another John Forwood 1620 went to Sandwich who became the local butcher in St. Mary's and married a local girl, Mary Does in 1643 (and her father was Richard Does from there as well) and they had a son John, 1644,b.
Hi I have a Sarah Pinch/Birch in the 1861 census for Deal with Ripple, Kent as being the place she was born.
In 1927 Albert Ernest Ash resided at the Deanery Rochester Kent.
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 The Shoreham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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 Shoreham Kent South East UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Shoreham is a good base to explore Kent, South East UK.
Shoreham Guest Houses offer comfortable yet very affordable places for your stay in Kent in the South East region of the UK.
Shoreham Bed and Breakfast accommodation is an excellent option and offers a different experience to staying in a hotel.
www.bedsearcher.co.uk /habitation/shoreham_kt.shtm   (190 words)

  
 Shoreham: Toponymy
A type of ship known as a hulc is known from late 10th century laws, and in the 15th century this type of boat was the main trading vessel of northern Europe.
Slonk is recorded in Kent (Parish and Shaw 1887) as meaning `a slope, declivity; a depression in the ground'.
Slonk Hill (Shoreham) is noted for its historic tumulus (now almost dissected by the A27 road) but this location if my interpretation of the old topography is correct would be on a hill with a slope facing the south.
www.glaucus.org.uk /Toponymy.htm   (2433 words)

  
 Descendants - pafg06.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
on 2 Jul 1916 in Elham, Folkestone, Kent.
Ethel married Ernest G MAIDMENT in 1917 in Sevenoaks, Kent.
on 26 Jul 1898 in Twitton, Shoreham, Kent.
home.clara.net /g.gilham/gilham6/pafg06.htm   (725 words)

  
 BBC - Painting the Weather - Palmer
Palmer painted from an early age, but it was his meeting with William Blake in 1824 that intensified the spiritual “visionary” qualities of his work in which landscapes were treated as visions of paradise.
Soon he was leader of a group of artists who called themselves the Ancients, based in Shoreham, Kent.
Although his work’s mystical qualities are less apparent by the 1830s, he continued to paint and make etchings of more conventional pastoral subjects until the end of his life.
www.bbc.co.uk /paintingtheweather/csv/artist/palmer.shtml   (151 words)

  
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 Kent - UK Kent web sites & information Kent England
Wide range of graded holiday accomodation in Kent and the South East of England.
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 Graham Hoadly's Second Internet Family Tree   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
John Charles Hoadly of Maidstone, in the County of Kent, Gentleman.
I give and devise all those two [?] or tenements and premises belonging to me situate at Shoreham in the county of Kent, in the occupations of Mrs.
John Fullager of Town Malling in the said County of Kent, Draper, their heirs executors, administrators and assigns absolutely according to the nature and quality of the same respectively as tenants in...
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