South Darenth

South Darenth

South Darenth is a village in the civil parish of Horton Kirby and South Darenth in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England.

The village is located on the right bank of the Darent, south of Dartford. The nearest railway station is at Farningham Road, with train services west-bound to Bromley and London Victoria and east to Gillingham and Faversham. The A225 road passes to the west of the village, connecting it to nearby Dartford.

The village boasts only one bakery, a newsagent, a hairdresser's, one general store and a post office/pharmacy, as well as three public houses: the Jolly Millers on East Hill, The Queen on New Road and The Bridges on the corner of Horton Road and Station Road, which is run by former wrestler Wayne Bridges.

It also hosts a small brewery on St Margaret's Farm, called Millis, which supplies some of the pubs in the surrounding area and contributes to events, such as the Dartford Beer Festival.

The South Darenth Village Society organises events in the village, often in partnership with the Horton Kirby Village Society in the neighbouring village.

The paper mill, which defines the village, was closed in February 2003 and the site is currently being developed into an estate of 200+ homes, mostly apartments.

:"see also Darenth"

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