Horton Kirby is a village in the civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 of Horton Kirby and South Darenth

Horton Kirby and South Darenth

Horton Kirby and South Darenth is a civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish is located in the River Darenth valley between Sevenoaks town and Dartford: it consists of the two villages of Horton Kirby and South Darenth...

 in the Sevenoaks

Sevenoaks (district)

Sevenoaks is a local government district covering the western most part of Kent in England. Its council is based in the town of Sevenoaks. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the Sevenoaks Urban District, Sevenoaks Rural District and part of Dartford...

 District of Kent

Kent

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, England

England

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.

The village is located on the right bank of the River Darent

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'...

, south of Dartford

Dartford

Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, east south-east of central London....

. Its church is dedicated to St Mary. The nearest railway station

Farningham Road railway station

Farningham Road railway station is on the Chatham Main Line, and serves the villages of Sutton-at-Hone and South Darenth in north Kent, in south east England. Train services are provided by Southeastern. It was 150 years old in December 2010...

 is at Farningham Road. The A225 road between Dartford

Dartford

Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, east south-east of central London....

 and Sevenoaks

Sevenoaks

Sevenoaks is a commuter town situated on the London fringe of west Kent, England, some 20 miles south-east of Charing Cross, on one of the principal commuter rail lines from the capital...

passes to the west of the village.

There is currently a development of 174 one to four-bedroom dwellings known as The Mill being completed there.

External links

• St Mary‘s church
• A history of the mills can be found here
• The Fighting Cocks pub and Restaurant Horton Kirby