Shorne is a village and civil parish in the Gravesham

Gravesham

Gravesham is a local government district and borough in North West Kent, England. It has borders with the River Thames to the north; the City of Rochester and Medway to the east; the borough of Tonbridge and Malling ; and the boroughs of Sevenoaks and Dartford to the west.Its council is based at...

 District of Kent

Kent

Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. The parish is located to the south-east of Gravesend

Gravesend, Kent

Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. It is the administrative town of the Borough of Gravesham and, because of its geographical position, has always had an important role to play in the history and communications of this part of...

; the village is three miles (4.8 km) from the town.

The parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul. Apart from the village itself, which is located north of the A2 road

A2 road (Great Britain)

The A2 is a major road in southern England, connecting London with the English Channel port of Dover in Kent. This route has always been of importance as a connection between the British capital of London and sea trade routes to Continental Europe...

, the settlement of Shorne Ridgeway is also within the parish. On 7 July 2007 the Tour De France passed through Shorne along Gravesend Road.

Shorne is the home of Shorne Rangers FC, managed by Keith Wotton. They play in the Medway 'A' league. In the 08/09 season they won the MNYL cup, with a 4-1 victory over Milton and Fulston FC.

Places of interest near Shorne

Shornemead Fort

Shornemead Fort

Shornemead Fort is a gun battery dating from the 1790s, built to support New Tavern Fort at Gravesend, Kent. It was redeveloped in the1850s to a pentagonal plan, one of the first "polygonal" works in Britain...

 on the Thames Estuary about 8 km to the south.

The fort is on the Shorne Marshes, part of the North Kent Marshes

North Kent Marshes

The North Kent Marshes, located in the north of the county of Kent on the Thames Estuary in south-east England, is one of 22 Environmentally Sensitive Areas recognised by the UK government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...

Cobham Hall

Cobham Hall

Cobham Hall is a country house in Cobham, Kent, England. There has been a manor house on the site since the 12th century. The current building consists of a pair of Tudor wings built for William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham in the 16th century and a later classical central block, and a kitchen court...

 and the Darnley Mausoleum

Darnley Mausoleum

The Darnley Mausoleum, is a Grade I Listed Building, situated in Cobham Woods, Kent . It was designed by James Wyatt for the 4th Earl of Darnley according to detailed instructions in the will of the 3rd Earl of Darnley. It was never used...

are about 3 km to the north.

Adjacent to Shorne village there is Shorne Wood Country Park an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its wildlife value.

Shorne is the home of The Gravesham Collection, a private assortment of antique sewing machines.

External links

• Some photographs and places of interest in Shorne.