Swanscombe and Greenhithe
Swanscombe and Greenhithe | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | GREENHITHE, SWANSCOMBE, GRAVESEND | |
Postcode district | DA9, DA10, DA11 | |
Dialling code | 01322, 01987 | |
Police | Kent | |
Fire | Kent | |
Ambulance | South East Coast | |
Website | Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council | |
Swanscombe and Greenhithe is a civil parish in the Borough of Dartford in Kent, England. Swanscombe and Greenhithe is a recent renaming of the ancient parish of Swanscombe, covering Swanscombe and Greenhithe. The parish included much of the Ebbsfleet Valley new town development until 2019. The local council is Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council.
History
Swanscombe was an ancient parish in the
Governance
The local council is Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council.
Geography
The two villages which give the parish its name are both located on the south bank of the
Until 2019 the parish included much of the Ebbsfleet Valley area which is undergoing regeneration from industry (cement works at one time dominated it) to housing and lighter industrial use. The Ebbsfleet area was removed from the parish on 2 May 2019 to become an unparished area.[5]
References
- ^ Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics
- ^ See www.visionofbritain.org.uk Swanscombe UD article, retrieved Jan. 2016
- ^ See http://swanscombe.com/newsevents/history.asp retrieved Jan 2016, article by Christoph Bull the former Reference and Information Librarian at Dartford Central Library
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "The Dartford Borough Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2018". Dartford Borough Council. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2024.