Longfield

Longfield

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Longfield
population =
shire_district= Dartford
shire_county = Kent
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Dartford
civil_parish=Longfield and New Barn
post_town= Longfield
postcode_district= DA3
postcode_area= DA
dial_code= 01474
os_grid_reference= TQ604688
latitude= 51.3962
longitude= 0.3046

Longfield is a village in the Dartford borough of Kent. It is located ten miles south east of Dartford and near Gravesend.

The place in Kent is recorded as 'Langanfelda' in the Saxon Charters of 964-995, and as 'Langafel' in the Domesday Book of 1086.

The town is served by Longfield railway station which is operated by Southeastern (train operating company) with services to London and the Medway Towns. The village also has a fairly large shopping area, consisting of a local baker and butcher, Waitrose, Co-op, Post Office, Lloyds Pharmacy and an antiques shop.

The villages of New Barn and Longfield are within and give their names to the civil parish of Longfield and New Barn which also covers the settlement of Longfield Hill. Longfield is the ancient village, situated on the road between Dartford and Meopham; the historic church there is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene. New Barn is larger in population than Longfield, although has little in the way of services, being a recent development and purely a residential location.

There are two pubs in or within a short journey of Longfield, the Railway Tavern and The Wheatsheaf (one of the first pubs in Kent to ban smoking). The Long Valley Club and the Hartley Country Club are club-based venues restricted to paid membership. Other pubs in the area include the Green Man on Longfield Hill, the White Swan near Ash, the Rising Sun in Fawkham, and the ever popular Hartley Social Club just up in Hartley, where Carol and Kelvin will see to your every need.

The Local Government Act 1972 made the village part of the Sevenoaks of Kent in 1974. It was transferred to the borough of Dartford in 1987. [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1987/Uksi_19870305_en_1.htm]

Dr Howard Stoate (Labour) has been the MP since 1997.

External links

* [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/LONGFIEL.HTM Details and photograph of the church]
* [http://www.dartford.gov.uk/council/LongfieldandNewBarnParishCouncil.htm the Parish Council website]
* [http://hartley-kent.org.uk/history/ Hartley website]
* [http://www.longfieldcountrymarket.co.uk/ Longfield Country Market Website]


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