Gravesham
Gravesham (/ˈɡreɪvʃəm/ GRAYV-shəm) is a local government district with borough status in north-west Kent, England. The council is based in its largest town of Gravesend. The borough is indirectly named after Gravesend, using the form of the town's name as it appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086. The district also contains Northfleet and a number of villages and surrounding rural areas.
Gravesham
Borough of Gravesham | |
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Borough and non-metropolitan district | |
Gravesend Royal Terrace Pier and town skyline | |
Gravesham located within Kent | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Kent |
| Status | Borough |
| Admin HQ | Gravesend |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan District Council |
| • Body | Gravesham Borough Council |
| • Leadership | Member of Parliament |
| • MP | Adam Holloway |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.23 sq mi (99.02 km2) |
| • Rank | 198th (of 296) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 106,838 |
| • Rank | 224th (of 296) |
| • Density | 2,800/sq mi (1,100/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 29UG (ONS) E07000109 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TQ647740 |
Parts of the borough lie within the Kent Downs, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The neighbouring districts are Dartford, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Malling, and Medway, plus Thurrock on the opposite side of the River Thames.
Gravesham is twinned with Cambrai in Hauts-de-France, France and Neumünster in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The Gravesham parliamentary constituency covers the same area as the borough.