Meopham
Sign in to savethumb|right|120px|Kent [[coat of arms]] 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 , 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 in length.
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Place details
- Locality
- Gravesham
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 4,361
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Meopham
- UK place.static_image_name
- MeophamGreen3566.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Meopham Green
- UK place.population
- 6,795
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ645655
- UK place.civil_parish
- Meopham
- UK place.shire_district
- Gravesham
- UK place.shire_county
- Kent
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
- GRAVESEND
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Gravesham
- Population
- +6722
- Image
- MeophamGreen3566.JPG
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- History
- The parish
- The main village
- Other settlements
- Geography
- The windmill
- Churches
- Education
- Transport
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|120px|Kent [[coat of arms]] 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 , 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 in length.
Meopham is formally twinned with Ivanivka rural hromada in northern Ukraine. The twinning ceremony took place on 6th March 2025.