Meopham

Meopham (pronounced Mepp-um) is a large village five miles south of Gravesend, in Kent and is part of Gravesham Borough.

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It is linear in shape, stretching along the A227 road, and is often called the longest village in England. Within the parish are four village greens, Meopham Green, Culverstone Green, Hook Green and Harvel Green. On Meopham Green is a cricket pitch, on which the game has been played for centuries; nearby is Meopham Windmill, built in 1801 and in 2005 restored to full working order.

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There are two parish churches: the main parish church of St John's and St Mildred's Church in Nurstead, once a separate parish but now part of Meopham. The Catholic church of St Paul opened in 1965.

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The village has a railway station and a large country park at Camer.

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Famous residents have included Simon de Mepham, Archbishop of Canterbury (1327-1332); and the two John Tradescants, father and son, botanists.

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Harvel: Harvel is a village in the civil parish of Meopham in the west of the English county of Kent. It is sited on the southern edge of the North Downs....