Horton Kirby

Horton Kirby
St Mary the Virgin Church
Horton Kirby Location within Kent
Civil parish	Horton Kirby and South Darenth
District	Sevenoaks
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DARTFORD
Postcode district	DA4
Dialling code	01322
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Sevenoaks
List of places UK England Kent 51°23′24″N0°15′07″E / 51.389980°N 0.252050°E / 51.389980; 0.252050

Horton Kirby is a village in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located 3.9 miles east of Swanley & 4.9 miles south of Dartford. Together with the nearby village of South Darenth, it forms the Horton Kirby and South Darenth civil parish.

Heritage

Environmental Studies Centre

Horton Kirby Environmental Studies Centre provides nature and country life-related outdoor activities for schoolchildren from South London.

Remains of a Roman villa were discovered in 1972 on the Westminster Field recreation ground, just across the Darent from the village. ^[1] The discovery was made when new main sewage drains were being dug. The extra costs of diverting these to save the villa were met by public subscription, with fund-raising help from local schoolchildren. The remains include those of a Roman granary at least 100 ft in length and 60 ft wide. The site was back-filled after preservation work was completed. ^[2]

Transport

Viaduct by the Darent

The A225 road between Dartford and Sevenoaks passes to the west of Horton Kirby, on the opposite side of the River Darent. The M20 and M25 motorways can both be accessed via the Swanley Interchange, approximately 3.5 miles from Horton Kirby.

The Darent running through housing (former mill)

The closest National Rail station to Horton Kirby is Farningham Road on the Chatham Main Line, located approximately 1 mile away. The station is served by hourly Southeastern services between London Victoria and Gillingham via Bromley South. ^[3]

The village is served by the Arriva Kent Thameside route 414 which provides hourly connections to South Darenth, Sutton-at-Hone, Hawley and Dartford. ^[4]

See also

• Franks Hall

References

1. "Horton Kirby Conservation Area Appraisal" (PDF). Sevenoaks District Council. December 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
2. Kent Archaeological Review No. 29 (Autumn 1972). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
3. "Farningham Road Station Information". Southeastern . Retrieved 27 January 2023.
4. "Route 414: South Darenth to Dartford". Arriva Southern Counties . Retrieved 27 January 2023.

External links

• A history of the mills can be found here Archived 13 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine