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Shoreham
Shoreham, Kent (Kent)
Shoreham, Kent

Shoreham shown within Kent
OS grid reference TQ515615
District Sevenoaks
Shire county Kent
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Sevenoaks
Postcode district TN14
Dialling code 01959
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
European Parliament South East England
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Coordinates: 51°19′57″N 0°10′24″E / 51.33242, 0.17329

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. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government The Council The Council consists of 54 elected councillors representing wards in the District Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South East England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Tonbridge postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Ashford, Battle, Bexhill-on-Sea, Cranbrook, The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Kent Police, a Home Office police force polices Kent in England, including the unitary authority of Medway. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the Statutory fire and rescue service for the County of Kent covering a geographical area south of London The South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb is the NHS Ambulance Services Trust for south-eastern England, covering Kent (including Medway South East England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of places in Kent, England split by local government district and sorted alphabetically A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. The River Darent or River Darenth or Dartford Creek is a Kentish tributary of the River Thames in England. Sevenoaks is a Commuter town in the Sevenoaks district of Kent in South East England and forms part of the London commuter belt. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format The Council The Council consists of 54 elected councillors representing wards in the District The parish includes the settlements of Badgers Mount and Well Hill. Badgers Mount is a village in Kent, south-east England, situated approximately south-east of Orpington and north-northwest of Sevenoaks. Well Hill is a small relatively Rural settlement a large hamlet or possibly a small Village, in the Sevenoaks district of Kent.

The probable derivation of the name is estate at the foot of a steep slope. Steep slope was from the Saxon word scor. pronounced shor, but written sore by Norman scribes.

The village of Shoreham contains four traditional independent pubs, with another in nearby Twitton.

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History

The Darent valley was one of the major areas of Stone Age settlement; and Shoreham is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric time period during which Humans widely used stone for toolmaking The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey

It was also known as a smuggling area. Smuggling, also known as trafficking, is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons past a point where prohibited such as out of a building into a Prison Moreover, it was the most bombed village in the United Kingdom during the Second World War due to the fact the Army took over several manor houses for operational use.

Papermaking was once a local industry; the mill closed finally in 1925. Paper is thin material mainly used for writing upon printing upon or packaging

War memorial

There is a white memorial cross in the hillside opposite the village church. It was dug in 1920 as a memorial to local men killed in action.

Shoreham was also the birthplace and home of Private Thomas Highgate, who, aged 19, became the first British soldier to be shot for desertion after the First World War Battle of Mons on 8 September 1914. Private Thomas James Highgate ( 13 May 1895 - 8 September 1914) was an British Soldier during the early days of the World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All For the ancient Roman campaign see Battle of Mons Algidus. The Battle of Mons was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year However, there is no sufficient evidence to suggest that he was deserting his post; Pte Highgate was undefended at his court martial because all his regimental comrades had been killed, injured or captured. A court-martial (plural courts-martial) is a Military court. These military courts can determine Punishments for members of the Military subject

In 2000, Shoreham Parish Council voted not to include his name on its war memorial. However, after a posthumous pardon in 2006, it was considered that his name might be added. [1]

Shoreham Aircraft Museum

The official opening of the Shoreham Aircraft Museum in 1978 was attended by fifteen former Battle of Britain pilots. The Shoreham Aircraft Museum is located in the village of Shoreham near Sevenoaks in Kent, England on the south-east edge of Greater London The Battle of Britain (German ''Luftschlacht um England'' is the name given to the sustained strategic effort by the German Luftwaffe during the summer and It pays lasting tribute to all those airmen who fought in the skies over southern England during World War II and houses a substantial collection of aviation relics excavated by the group over many years from sites of crashed British and German aircraft, as well as items which have been donated. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

Run by local enthusiasts, the Museum is largely funded by proceeds made by visitors whose donations contribute to the recovery and preservation of the artefacts. The Battle of Britain, brought the village of Shoreham directly into the war, when on 15 September 1940, a Dornier Do 17Z, part of a force of about 100 German bombers approaching London, was shot down shortly before noon. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The invading formation had been challenged by nine RAF squadrons and the battle developed into a series of individual 'dogfights'. The unfortunate pilot of the Dornier was forced to land in a field at Castle Farm, with a Spitfire circling overhead, its cockpit canopy open, and its pilot waving a handkerchief, to signal a warning to the growing crowd of hop-pickers nearby to stay away until the Shoreham Home Guard arrived to recover the German crew. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The British Home Guard (initially "Local Defence Volunteers" or LDV, or in slang Look-Duck-Vanish, hence the name change was a defence Feldwebel Heitsch, the pilot and Feldwebel Pfeiffer, the observer, were driven to the public house The Fox and Houndsin Shoreham village, where they were bought a brandy before being driven to Sevenoaks Police Station. The museum holds a collection of photographs of the Dornier, along with items taken from the wreckage at the time.

Shoreham duck race

Shoreham duck race (Photograph by Mark Heathcote)
Shoreham duck race (Photograph by Mark Heathcote)

The Duck Race is a long-running event in the village. It is held each year, on the May Day bank holiday. Entrants pay a small fee (usually £1) to enter their 'duck' into the race. The duck has to travel along the river Darent from the war memorial in the village, to the bridge before the old Mill. A 'duck' can be anything from a shop-bought rubber duck to a model made by the entrant(s). It is a large event in the village and several hundred people turn out each year to line the riverbanks and watch. Anyone can enter and there is a prize for the 'Best Duck In Show' (awarded before the race begins) and the 'First Placed Duck. ' The money raised goes towards charitable organisations in the village.

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References

  1. ^ BBC NEWS | England | Shot at dawn, pardoned 90 years on
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