Shoreham, Kent

Shoreham is a village in the valley of the River Darent six miles north of Sevenoaks in Kent: it is in the District of Sevenoaks.

Related Topics:
River Darent - Sevenoaks - Kent - District of Sevenoaks

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The probable derivation of the name is estate at the foot of a steep slope. Steep slope was from the Saxon word scor. pronounced shor, but written sore by Norman scribes.

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