Meopham
Meopham is a large linear village and civil parish in the Borough of Gravesham in north-west Kent, England, lying to the south of Gravesend.
Meopham is a large linear village and civil parish in the Borough of Gravesham in north-west Kent, England, lying to the south of Gravesend. The parish covers 6.5 square miles (17 km2), and comprises two villages and two smaller settlements; it had a population of 6,795 at the 2021 census. Meopham village is sometimes described as the longest settlement in England although others such as Brinkworth which is one village make the same claim. Meopham is one of the longest linear settlements in Europe, being 7 miles (11 km) in length.
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Worth seeing in and around Meopham
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Cobham College
Cobham College in the village of Cobham in Kent, England, was a chantry employing a college of five priests founded by in 1362 by John Cobham, 3rd Baron Cobham, of nearby Cobham Hall, lord of the manor of Cobham, for the purpose of praying for the speedy passage of his soul through Purgatory and into Heaven.
3.9 km · Grade I listed building in Cobham, Gravesham, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Owletts
Owletts is a country house 0.8 miles to the northwest of the village of Cobham in Kent, England. It is a Grade II* listed building owned by the National Trust.
3.9 km · country house in Cobham, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Meopham
- Airports
- London Gatwick (LGW), 45 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 58 km · London Stansted (STN), 59 km
- Stations
- Sole Street railway station, 2.5 km · Meopham railway station, 2.5 km
- London → Meopham37 km · quickest by road, 1h 22m · £4–6
- London, Essex → Meopham37 km · quickest by road, 1h 22m · £4–6
- Luton, Luton → Meopham78 km · quickest by road, 1h 57m · £10–13
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No local-transport research exists yet for Meopham
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Meopham. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Meopham
Meopham is 37 km from London, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Luddesdownvillage and civil parish in Kent, United Kingdom3 km
- Vigo Villagevillage in Gravesham, Kent, England4 km
- Ridleyvillage in Kent, United Kingdom3 km
- Sole Streetvillage in Cobham, Gravesham, Kent, England2.8 km
- Harvelvillage in Kent, United Kingdom2.2 km
- Culverstone Greensettlement in Kent, England2.7 km