Riverhead, Kent

Riverhead, a one-time village and now part of the built-up area to the north of the town of Sevenoaks, is also a civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish has a population of c 2500. The parish stretches from the banks of Longford Lake and the River Darent in the north to Mill Bank Wood in the south.

Riverhead contains two schools, Amherst Primary School and Riverhead Infants' School.

The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin; its architect was Decimus Burton.

The village is an exuberant and flourishing place. Every year there is the Village Fete and Carnival on the local common. The local infants and primary schools join forces to make floats which complete a parade lap around the village.

There are two pubs in Riverhead, The Bullfinch (Gastropub) and The Riverhead (Harvester). The village also boasts an old fashioned sweet shop and milkshake bar.

External links

* [http://www.riverheadpc.kentparishes.gov.uk/ Riverhead Parish Council website]
* [http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/kent/riverhead/church.html Riverhead church]
* [http://www.kent.police.uk/images/maps/large/large.html?id=1191&title=Dunton Green and Riverhead Dunton Green and Riverhead Parishes Map]
* [http://www.geronimo-inns.co.uk/thebullfinch/ Bullfinch Pub]
* [http://www.bagofsweets.com/ Old fashioned Sweetshop & Milkshake Bar]