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Village in Kent, England
Swanscombe (/swɔːnzkəm/) is a town in the Borough of Dartford in Kent, England, and the civil parish of Swanscombe and Greenhithe. It is 4.4 miles west
Swanscombe
Archaeological site in England
The Swanscombe Skull Site is a 3.9-hectare (9.6-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and National Nature Reserve in Swanscombe, Kent
Swanscombe_Palaeolithic_site
Protected area in Kent, England
Swanscombe Peninsula is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on the south bank of the River Thames in Swanscombe, Kent, within the Borough of Dartford
Swanscombe_Peninsula
Former council in Kent, England
Swanscombe Urban District Council was the local government authority for the urban district of Swanscombe in Kent, England. It existed from 1 April 1926
Swanscombe Urban District Council
Swanscombe_Urban_District_Council
Former pub in Kent, England
The George and Dragon is a former Victorian inn in Swanscombe, Kent, England. The current building dates from 1891, though a pub of the same name operated
George_and_Dragon,_Swanscombe
Borough and non-metropolitan district in England
council is based. Other notable settlements include Greenhithe, Stone and Swanscombe, along with an emerging new town at Ebbsfleet, and a number of smaller
Borough_of_Dartford
Former cement factory in Kent, England
Swanscombe Cement Works, historically known as White’s Cement Works, was a cement manufacturing site on the Swanscombe Peninsula in Kent, England, operating
Swanscombe_Cement_Works
Political party in the United Kingdom
me.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2024. "Local Elections Archive Project — Swanscombe and Greenhithe Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 December
Reform_UK
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards
Dartford and its surrounding settlements, including the small town of Swanscombe and the villages of Greenhithe, Longfield and Maypole. Dartford has an
Dartford_(constituency)
Civil parish in Kent, England
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
Swanscombe_and_Greenhithe
Railway station in Kent, England
Swanscombe railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Swanscombe in north Kent, England. It is 21 miles 14 chains (34.1 km) down
Swanscombe_railway_station
Village in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England
in the Borough of Dartford in Kent, England, and the civil parish of Swanscombe and Greenhithe. It is located 4 miles (6.5 kilometres) east of Dartford
Greenhithe,_Kent
2025 English local election
"Tributes paid to Swanscombe and Greenhithe councillor Peter Harman who died suddenly". Kent Online. Retrieved 2 March 2025. "Swanscombe and Greenhithe by-election
2025 Kent County Council election
2025_Kent_County_Council_election
2023 UK local government election
as a Green councillor in 2023. In April 2021, 2 councillors from the Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association, Cllrs Sue Butterfill and Anita Barham
2023 Dartford Borough Council election
2023_Dartford_Borough_Council_election
1981 film by Matthew Robbins
the Devil. Vermithrax incinerates him and then heads for the village of Swanscombe, burning all in its path. When the lottery begins anew to placate it,
Dragonslayer_(1981_film)
British actress
appeared in the ITV drama Midsomer Murders "Not in My Back Yard" as Eleanor Swanscombe. In 2014, she appeared in Happy Valley as Helen Gallagher. Baker appeared
Jill_Baker
Clay Formation. The formation is subdivided into several members. The Swanscombe Member is the youngest member recognised within the Harwich Formation
Harwich_Formation
Conurbation in south-east England
Wraysbury Broadley Common Chigwell Harlow Loughton Stapleford Abbotts Waltham Abbey Dartford Gravesend Greenhithe Maypole Northfleet Stone Swanscombe
Greater_London_Built-up_Area
Species of legume
as VU (Vulnerable) in the Red List. In 2021 Natural England designated Swanscombe Peninsula in Kent a Site of Special Scientific Interest, partly for its
Lathyrus_aphaca
2021 UK local government election
after which he sat as an independent. By-election held after the death of Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents’ Association Cllr Peter Harman. "Kent County
2021 Kent County Council election
2021_Kent_County_Council_election
Prehistoric human occupation of Britain
Neanderthals dating to around 400,000 years ago have been found at the Swanscombe site in Kent, and of classic Neanderthals about 225,000 years old at Pontnewydd
Prehistoric_Britain
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1964–1970, 1974–1976)
throwback' qualities of anthropological discoveries such as Piltdown Man and Swanscombe Man, was part of a British political tradition of referring to political
Harold_Wilson
Kuwaiti businessman and investor
Company Holdings, which attempted to develop a large theme park on the Swanscombe Peninsula in Kent. Al-Humaidi is the owner of English football club Ebbsfleet
Abdulla_Al-Humaidi
Overhead power line crossing of the River Thames
overhead power line crossing of the River Thames, between Botany Marshes in Swanscombe, Kent, and West Thurrock, Essex, England. Its towers are the tallest electricity
400_kV_Thames_Crossing
North Sea Germanic ethnic group from the Jutlandic peninsula
popular reason given for the practice remaining so long is due to the "Swanscombe Legend"; according to this, Kent made a deal with William the Conqueror
Jutes
Beatty and Co. Limited to construct Tramways in the Parishes of Stone and Swanscombe in the Rural District of Dartford in the County of Kent and for other
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1911
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1911
Road in southeast England
factories having been closed down. The villages of Stone, Greenhithe and Swanscombe all lie along this stretch of the road. Due to the construction of Ebbsfleet
A226_road
Formerly proposed theme park in Kent, United Kingdom
Paramount Entertainment Resort, was a proposed theme park and resort on the Swanscombe Peninsula in Kent, first announced on 8 October 2012. The complex was
London_Resort
Motto of Kent
A different version of the legend above is depicted on a monument at Swanscombe, where legend states this meeting took place on the Old Roman Road to
Invicta_(motto)
Shopping mall in Kent, England
a predominantly rural landscape characterised by farmsteads including Swanscombe Manor Farm, Alkerden Manor Farm and Western Cross Farm, with Swansfield
Bluewater_Shopping_Centre
Hominin fossil
modern humans and Neanderthals.. Swanscombe Man A partial ~400,000 year old early human skull found near Swanscombe, Kent Ashton, Nick (2017). Early Humans
Boxgrove_Man
Political party leader of Britain First (born 1982)
announced his candidacy for the May local elections, standing in the Swanscombe ward on Dartford Borough Council. Golding came last out of all candidates
Paul_Golding
Railway station in Kent, England
outside Gravesham council's authority); Southfleet Parish Council; and Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council, both in the Borough of Dartford. The similarity
Ebbsfleet International railway station
Ebbsfleet_International_railway_station
System of Celtic land tenure
Chisholm 1911, pp. 538–539. Chisholm 1911, p. 539. Smith, R. J. (1998). "The Swanscombe Legend and the Historiography of Kentish Gavelkind". In Utz, Richard;
Gavelkind
Civil Parish in Kent, England
(all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Swanscombe and Greenhithe is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Dartford
Listed buildings in Swanscombe and Greenhithe
Listed_buildings_in_Swanscombe_and_Greenhithe
Classification of European archaeology
have been found at sites including Barnfield Pit and Rickson's Pit, near Swanscombe in Kent and Barnham in Suffolk; similar industries have been identified
Clactonian
English county history
within this broader ice age period. The Swanscombe skull, uncovered at Barnfield Pit, a quarry in Swanscombe, is the oldest human skull found in Britain
History_of_Kent
List of episodes of the British TV drama series
The Midsomer Conservation Society is up in arms when the newly built Swanscombe House is a highlight of an open garden day. An ugly confrontation ensues
List of Midsomer Murders episodes
List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes
Hominin fossil found in Germany
example, evidence of this can be found around the same time frame of "Swanscombe man", where they found some fist wedges from the Acheulean tool culture
Steinheim_skull
2015 UK local government election
the same day as other local elections. "Residents Association" is the Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association. Turnout: 69.60% In multi-member
2015 Dartford Borough Council election
2015_Dartford_Borough_Council_election
Town in Kent, England
ago: a tribe of prehistoric hunter-gatherers whose exemplar is called Swanscombe Man. Many other archaeological investigations have revealed a good picture
Dartford
Cave and archaeological site in Wales
produced fossils of ancient species of humans (together with Boxgrove and Swanscombe) and the only one with fossils of a classic Neanderthal. It is located
Bontnewydd_Palaeolithic_site
Archaeological site in West Sussex, England
footprints (the oldest evidence of humans in Britain), Kents Cavern, and Swanscombe. The site is close to a fossil shoreline and has a interglacial, temperate
Boxgrove_Palaeolithic_site
12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman
that it was a probable barony, and names it as the barony of Swanscombe, centered on Swanscombe in Kent. Warin died either in 1162 or before that, as his
Warin_de_Munchensy
The Court and Character of King James I, London, 1651 Swanscombe local history http://swanscombe.com/newsevents/history.asp Works by Anthony Weldon at
Anthony_Weldon
2022 local election in Dartford
Swanscombe Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Emma-Louise Moussa 516 39.6 Residents Anita Barham 497 38.1 Labour Claire Pearce 418 32.1 Residents John Hayes
2019 Dartford Borough Council election
2019_Dartford_Borough_Council_election
English footballer
the Football League. He also played for Ollenshaw United, Grays Anchor, Swanscombe, Grays United, Queens Park Rangers and Merthyr Town. Joyce, Michael (2004)
Jack White (footballer, born 1879)
Jack_White_(footballer,_born_1879)
Hominin fossil
neanderthalensis Galilee skull (Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh) Steinheim skull Swanscombe skull Petralona 1 Related species Homo erectus Homo antecessor Homo cepranensis
Saldanha_man
Location of fossilized hominid footprints in Campania, Italy
neanderthalensis Galilee skull (Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh) Steinheim skull Swanscombe skull Petralona 1 Related species Homo erectus Homo antecessor Homo cepranensis
Ciampate_del_Diavolo
Division II also commenced with nine clubs: Sevenoaks, Dover, Faversham, Swanscombe, Cray Wanderers, Folkestone Harveians, Chatham Reserves, Sheppey United
Kent Football League (1894–1959)
Kent_Football_League_(1894–1959)
River in southern England
Thurrock Marshes) Stone Marshes, Stone Greenhithe Swanscombe Swanscombe Marshes/Broadness Lighthouse, Swanscombe Grays (or, more rarely, Grays Thurrock) Northfleet
River_Thames
New town and redevelopment area in Kent, England
had a profound impact on the region, notably illustrated in 1868 when Swanscombe Manor, primarily a rural area, was sold to cement magnate Thomas Bevan
Ebbsfleet_Valley
Shipbuilder and locomotive manufacturer
Portland Cement at Swanscombe No.1 at the Colne Valley Railway Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0ST Wn3717 Built 1928 Associated Portland Cement at Swanscombe No.3 at the
R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company
R._&_W._Hawthorn,_Leslie_and_Company
Longfield, Lullingstone, Ridley, Southfleet, Stone, Sutton at Hone, Swanscombe, Wilmington. Dover PLU Alkham, Buckland, Capel le Ferne, Charlton, Coldred
List of poor law unions in England
List_of_poor_law_unions_in_England
County of England
Age), as attested by an early Neanderthal skull found in the quarries at Swanscombe. The Medway megaliths were built during the Neolithic era. There is a
Kent
German WWII long range missiles
launched, of which four reached England. The first of these impacted near Swanscombe, causing no casualties. At Bethnal Green, however, a bridge was destroyed
V-weapons
Type of wedge tool
Hand axes from Swanscombe at the British Museum that belongs to Swanscombe Man who lived 200,000–300,000 years ago
Axe
respect of the Rural District of Strood and the Parishes of Stone and Swanscombe in the Rural District of Dartford in the County of Kent. Tadcaster and
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1903
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1903
Village in Kent, England
Park), reflecting human activity up to one million years ago. In nearby Swanscombe (just east of Stone) pieces of a 400,000-year-old human skull were discovered
Stone,_Kent
Type of valley used in place names
Sheepscombe Shoscombe Slewton Combe Smallcombe Snorscombe Stinchcombe Swanscombe Swyncombe Telscombe Templecombe The Coombe, Dublin The Coombes, Hinton
Combe
[granted by Quoengyth, wife of .......aldi]; and 40 hides (cassatae) at Swanscombe and Erith, Kent [granted by King Æthelred (of Mercia)]. Latin, Barking
List_of_Anglo-Saxon_charters
Belief that humans existed before the biblical character Adam
Introduction he wrote, To revert to the problem of the Pithecanthropus, the Swanscombe man, the Neanderthal and all the rest (possibly even the Cro-magnon man
Pre-Adamite
better lighting with Gas Parts of the Parishes of Northfleet, Stone, and Swanscombe, in the County of Kent, and for conferring further Powers in relation
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1864
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1864
Formation Sub-units Herne Bay Member Underlies London Clay Formation (Swanscombe Member) Thickness up to 10 metres (33 ft) thick Lithology Primary Clay
Oldhaven_Formation
Species of flowering plant
special scientific interest such as Sheppey Cliffs and Foreshore and Swanscombe Peninsula. McFarlane, D., Osborne, J. & Maxted, N. (2019). "Vicia bithynica"
Vicia_bithynica
13th-century French aristocrat
September 1307), the only surviving child of Warin de Munchensi, lord of Swanscombe, and his first wife Joan Marshal, who was one of the five daughters of
Hugh_X_of_Lusignan
This is a list of about 680 former or extant wharves, docks, piers, terminals, etc. of the Port of London, the majority of which lie on the Tideway of
List of locations in the Port of London
List_of_locations_in_the_Port_of_London
British writer
earliest examples of the planetary romance sub-genre. Arnold was born in Swanscombe, Kent, as son of Sir Edwin Arnold. Most of his childhood was spent in
Edwin_Lester_Arnold
Tunnel and bridge between Kent and Essex, UK
for long distance M25 traffic, as well as new crossings located in the Swanscombe or Tilbury area. In 2017, a route connecting the M25 at North Ockendon
Dartford_Crossing
Approved road crossing of the River Thames
A – Additional capacity at the existing Dartford Crossing Option B – Swanscombe Peninsula linking the A2 to the A1089 Option C – East of Gravesend linking
Lower_Thames_Crossing
Early stone age tool culture
Neanderthals. Tools were found as well.[citation needed] Barnfield Pit near Swanscombe in Kent, England Portions of a skull excavated from a gravel pit by Alvin
Abbevillian
English noble (1240–1296)
Denise de Munchensy, daughter and heiress of Sir William de Munchensy of Swanscombe, Kent Sir Alphonse de Vere, who married Jane Foliot, daughter of Sir Jordan
Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford
Robert_de_Vere,_5th_Earl_of_Oxford
Village in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England
Hawley Hook Green Joyce Green Joyden's Wood Longfield New Barn Southfleet Stone Sutton-at-Hone Swanscombe Temple Hill Wilmington List of places in Kent
Longfield
Consumable meat from horses
Palaeolithic: differing data scales and interpretive frameworks at Boxgrove and Swanscombe (UK)". Journal of Archaeological Science. 40 (10): 3754–3767. Bibcode:2013JArSc
Horse_meat
Hominin fossil
neanderthalensis Galilee skull (Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh) Steinheim skull Swanscombe skull Petralona 1 Related species Homo erectus Homo antecessor Homo cepranensis
Saccopastore_skulls
14th century English nobleman
Hugh de Vere, Lord of Swanscombe, was an English nobleman who fought during the Hundred Years' War. Hugh was the second son of Robert de Vere, 5th Earl
Hugh_de_Vere,_1st_Baron_Vere
works no. 2800, Met Hawthorn Leslie and Company 0-4-0ST, works no. 3718, Swanscombe No.4 Peckett and Sons 0-4-0ST, works no. 1903, LITTLE LADY Barclay 0-4-0ST
Stratford on Avon and Broadway Railway
Stratford_on_Avon_and_Broadway_Railway
Bus operator in Kent, England
service which covered Darent Valley Hospital, Bluewater, Greenhithe, Swanscombe and Ebbsfleet Valley using Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vehicles until its withdrawal
Arriva_Kent_Thameside
the area they are best known in, for example: Dartford Heath Gravel, Swanscombe, Orsett Heath, Corbets Tey, Mucking, West Thurrock, Kempton Park, Shepperton
Geology_of_London
Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman (1146/7–1219)
Marshal (1210–1234), married Warin de Munchensi (died 1255), Lord of Swanscombe Joan de Munchensi (1230 – 20 September 1307) married William of Valence
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
William_Marshal,_1st_Earl_of_Pembroke
British railway line
Line), Slade Green, Dartford, Stone Crossing, Greenhithe (for Bluewater), Swanscombe, Northfleet, Gravesend and all stations to Rainham. As of May 2019[update]
North_Kent_Line
Topics referred to by the same term
Gravesend & Northfleet F.C. The Ebbsfleet Academy, actually located in nearby Swanscombe Ebbsfleet, Thanet, a hamlet in north east Kent, England Bishop of Ebbsfleet
Ebbsfleet
British politician (born 1945)
Holdings, developers of the £3.5 billion entertainment resort project on Swanscombe Peninsula in Kent. He was Independent Non-Executive Chairman of This Land
Steven_Norris
Planned road tunnel in Kent, England
The Bean Road Underpass (also known during planning as the Bean Road Tunnel) is a major planned road and bus transit tunnel in Kent, England, that will
Bean_Road_Underpass
British public company
estuaries near London. These included the two cement plants (Robin's and Swanscombe) that first manufactured Portland cement in the 1840s. The initial prospectus
Blue_Circle_Industries
Stage of the Pleistocene Epoch
erectus) 424–374 ka MIS 11 Hoxnian (Britain), Yarmouthian (North America) Swanscombe Man (Homo heidelbergensis) 374–337 ka MIS 10 Mindel glaciation, Elster
Middle_Pleistocene
Anglo-Norman noble, allied with Henry III
September 1307), the only surviving child of Warin de Munchensy, lord of Swanscombe, and his first wife Joan Marshal, who was one of the five daughters of
William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke
William_de_Valence,_1st_Earl_of_Pembroke
Local government elections in Kent, England
Conservative Cllr Gary Reynolds. The by-election resulted from the death of Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association Cllr Leslie Bobby. The by-election
Dartford Borough Council elections
Dartford_Borough_Council_elections
Railway station in Kent, England
the Dartford area – Dartford, Stone Crossing, Greenhithe for Bluewater, Swanscombe, Ebbsfleet International, Longfield and Farningham Road. The group operates
Dartford_railway_station
Countess of Hertford
of Norfolk, Surrey, and Derby; the Lord of Abergavenny and the Lord of Swanscombe. On her 17th birthday, Isabel was married to Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl
Isabel_Marshal
Railway station in Kent, England
London Charing Cross to Gillingham Dartford Stone Crossing Greenhithe Swanscombe Northfleet Gravesend Higham Strood Rochester Chatham Gillingham Other
Dover_Priory_railway_station
Spread of humans from Africa through the world
expanded north beyond the 50th parallel (Eartham Pit, Boxgrove 500kya, Swanscombe Heritage Park 400kya, Denisova Cave 50 kya). It has been suggested that
Early_human_migrations
Region of England
third-largest shopping centre in the UK; it was built on the former Blue Circle Swanscombe Cement Works, which closed in 1990. South East Water is in Snodland. H+H
South_East_England
Stately home in England, UK
"He Who Dares: Downing Street Siege", feature film "Ingress Abbey - Swanscombe and Greenhithe - Kent - England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved
Ingress_Abbey
2017 film
filmed in and around Dartford, as well as at a nearby kids’ playground in Swanscombe. And a scene was also filmed at Ebbsfleet International Station, where
The_Escape_(2017_film)
Railway project in London, England
Erith, Slade Green, Dartford, Stone Crossing, Greenhithe for Bluewater, Swanscombe, Ebbsfleet, Northfleet, and Gravesend. Network Rail's July 2011 London
Crossrail
High-speed railway linking London with the Channel Tunnel
a 3.1 km (1.9 mi) tunnel which dives under the Thames on the edge of Swanscombe, then runs alongside the London, Tilbury and Southend line as far as Dagenham
High_Speed_1
British fascist political party
on 4 May 2023, Britain First stood eight candidates. Golding stood in Swanscombe in Dartford, receiving 8.9% of the votes cast, while Deputy Leader Ashlea
Britain_First
(b. 1952) 10 November - Natural England designated large parts of the Swanscombe Peninsula as a SSSI 2021 in Northern Ireland 2021 in Scotland 2021 in
2021_in_England
Earliest subdivision of the Paleolithic
under archaic Homo sapiens, typified by such fossils as those found at Swanscombe, Steinheim, Tautavel, and Vertesszollos (Homo palaeohungaricus). The hand-axe
Lower_Paleolithic
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Boy/Male
Egyptian
Kinsman.
Boy/Male
Biblical
A meadow of waters; a brother of waters.
Girl/Female
English
Hidden.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Croucher.
Girl/Female
Slavic
Stranger. Pet name formed from Varvara; the Russian form of Barbara.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Proud; quarrelsome (applied to Egypt).
Girl/Female
Tamil
Kanak Priya | கநகபà¯à®°à®¿à®¯à®¾
Lover of gold
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi
Fairness
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African, Indian, Sanskrit, Swahili
Ocean
Girl/Female
English
derived from Madeline: Woman from Magdala.
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