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![]() Dartford, KentTravel Information and nearby accommodation
A town in the north west corner of Kent, Dartford was established by the Romans at a ford across the River Darent. The town grew in prosperity during the Middle Ages, due to its location on the main pilgrim route to Canterbury. In 1422 Henry V's funeral service was held at Holy Trinity Church in Dartford. There was a medieval priory here, but that was destroyed during Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. The Martyr's Memorial commemorates the death at the stake of Christopher Waid, burned as heretic by Queen Mary I in 1555. Just outside Dartford are the remains of St John's Jerusalem, a 13th century chapel and gardens once owned by the Knights Hospitaller.
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