Gravesend

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Gravesend is a historic riverside town on the south bank of the River Thames in north-west Kent, England.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gravesend canonical 52
Gravesend town centre 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
ceremonialCounty Kent
connectedBy Gravesend–Tilbury ferry
country England
countrySubdivision England
distanceTo approximately 21 miles east-south-east of central London
etymology name thought to derive from ‘graaf-ham’ or ‘place at the end of the grove’ or ‘graves’ end’
governingBody Gravesham Borough Council
hasCategory Gravesham
Populated places on the River Thames
Towns in Kent
hasDialCode 01474
hasEconomicActivity commuter town for London
river-related trade and industry
hasFeature Fort Gardens
Gravesend Town Pier
Milton Chantry
New Tavern Fort
St George’s Church, Gravesend
Thames and Medway Canal (nearby)
Town Pier
historic riverside town centre
riverside promenade
hasLandmark statue of Pocahontas at St George’s Church
hasNearbySettlement Ebbsfleet Valley
Northfleet
Tilbury (across the Thames)
linked to: Tilbury
hasPort Port of London (Gravesend reach)
linked to: Port of London
hasPostcodeArea DA
hasTransport Gravesend railway station
historicalAssociation burial place of Pocahontas
historicCounty Kent
locatedIn Kent
linked to: Kent, England

South East England
locatedInMetropolitanArea London commuter belt
locatedInRegion north-west Kent
locatedOnRiver River Thames
linked to: Thames
locatedOpposite Tilbury
OSGridReference TQ 645 742
partOf Borough of Gravesham
railwayLine High Speed 1 (via nearby Ebbsfleet International)
linked to: High Speed 1

North Kent Line
riverBank south bank of the River Thames
sovereignState United Kingdom
timeZone GMT
timeZoneDST BST

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (56)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kent hasMajorTown Gravesend
Pocahontas deathPlace Gravesend
Thurrock hasFerryServiceTo Gravesend
A2 road passesThrough Gravesend
Cambrai twinTown Gravesend
Kent, England contains Gravesend
Tilbury Docks near Gravesend
Waterloo East servesDestination Gravesend
mainland Kent hasMajorTown Gravesend
North Kent Line terminus Gravesend
North Kent Line majorStation Gravesend
North Kent Line passesThrough Gravesend
north-west Kent containsTown Gravesend
Borough of Gravesham adminHq Gravesend
Borough of Gravesham namedAfter Gravesend
Borough of Gravesham contains Gravesend
Gravesend railway station nearby Gravesend town centre
linked to: Gravesend
Gravesend Town Pier location Gravesend
Gravesend Town Pier connectsTo Gravesend town centre
linked to: Gravesend
Milton Chantry locatedIn Gravesend
Fort Gardens locatedIn Gravesend
New Tavern Fort location Gravesend
New Tavern Fort nearby Gravesend town centre
linked to: Gravesend
Thames and Medway Canal locatedNear Gravesend
Northfleet locatedNear Gravesend
Northfleet locatedWestOf Gravesend
Ebbsfleet Valley near Gravesend
Sidcup Line terminus Gravesend
Tilbury locatedNear Gravesend
Town Pier locatedIn Gravesend
Town Pier adjacentTo Gravesend town centre
linked to: Gravesend
DA postcode area containsPostTown Gravesend
subject linked to: DA
Matoaka placeOfDeath Gravesend
Tilbury Fort nearby Gravesend