Meopham
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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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Meopham is referenced by 115 other articles, and connects out to Middle Ages, Gravesend and Gravesham.
It sits within the topics Civil parishes in Kent, Gravesham and Villages in Kent.
Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.
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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
- DA
- UK place.postcode_district
- DA13
- UK place.dial_code
- 01474
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Gravesham
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Gravesham
- Population
- 6722
- Image
- MeophamGreen3566.JPG
- Dialing code
- 01474
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- Commons category
- Meopham
- OS grid reference
- TQ645655
- postal code
- DA13
- P8168
- 2,5-dimethylfuran
- P12749
- 345 Tercidina
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Meopham” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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On the map
3 mapped locations