Otford

Otford is a village in north-west Kent sitting on the River Darent where it cuts north-south through the North Downs. The name is a contraction of Ottenford, possibly derived from Offa, the King of Mercia who fought a battle here against the Kentish Saxons in 776 (the Battle of Otford).

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Notable landmarks are the Archibishop's Palace, the duck-pond roundabout, and the scale model of the Solar System which is the largest in the world.

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Otford is a key stopping-off point on the North Downs Way which runs through the village as it crosses the Darent Valley.

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According to the 2001 Census, the population of the Otford and Shoreham ward was 4,381 (statistics for Otford alone are not available).

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River Darent: The River Darent or River Darenth is a Kentish tributary of the River Thames in England. Its name is believed to be from a Celtic word meaning 'river where oak-trees grow'. Fed by water from greensand hills south of Westerham in Kent, it rises from springs at Sevenoaks, then flows northwards past t...