Horton Kirby

Horton Kirby
Horton Kirby  Horton Kirby shown 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
EU Parliament	South East England
List of places UK England Kent

Horton Kirby is a village in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located on the River Darent, around four miles southeast of Dartford and around three miles east of Swanley, and close to the M20 motorway. Together with the nearby village of South Darenth, it forms the Horton Kirby and South Darenth civil parish.

Landmarks

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 on the Westminster Field recreation ground, just across the Darent from the village, in 1972.

Transport

The A225 road between Dartford and Sevenoaks passes to the west of Horton Kirby, on the opposite side of the Darent. Kent County Council bus route 414, operated by Arriva Southern Counties, runs from the village to Dartford via the A225. The nearest railway station is Farningham Road on the Chatham Main Line.

See also

• Franks Hall

External links

• A history of the mills can be found here