# Southfleet

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{{Short description|Village in Kent, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country= England
|official_name= Southfleet
|coordinates = {{coord|51.4160|0.3207|display=inline,title}}
|population= 918
|population_ref= [2011 Census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011)
|civil_parish= Southfleet
|shire_district= [Dartford](/source/Borough_of_Dartford)
|shire_county = [Kent](/source/Kent)
|region= South East England
|constituency_westminster= [Dartford](/source/Dartford_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
|post_town= [Gravesend](/source/Gravesend%2C_Kent)
|postcode_district= DA13
|postcode_area= DA
|dial_code= 01474
|os_grid_reference= TQ615715
}}
'''Southfleet''' is a small village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) in the [borough of Dartford](/source/borough_of_Dartford) in [Kent](/source/Kent), England. The village is located three miles southwest of [Gravesend](/source/Gravesend%2C_Kent), while the parish includes within its boundaries the hamlets of [Betsham](/source/Betsham) and [Westwood](/source/Westwood%2C_Southfleet).

Southfleet takes its name from the River Fleet, a minor tributary of the [River Thames](/source/River_Thames). The water that supplied the river came from a place called Springhead, where there were watercress and oyster beds; the river then flowed through Southfleet, Ebbsfleet and [Northfleet](/source/Northfleet). 
Southfleet only has one shop, Broaditch Farm Shop, located near the duck pond, however there is also a pub, the Ship Inn, found in the centre of the village.

==Notable buildings==
thumb|left|The Ship Inn
thumb|left|Church of St Nicholas
The village is grouped around a crossroads and many of its buildings, including the Ship Inn, are extremely old. The parish church of St Nicholas has 14th-century origins, although pre-[Roman](/source/Ancient_Rome) Christian remains have been found in the area. The church has memorials of the [Sedley](/source/Sedley_baronets), [Swan](/source/Swan_baronets), and [Peyton](/source/Peyton_baronets) families. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Bristow |first1=W. |title=Parishes: Southfleet Pages 421-440 The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 2. Originally published by W Bristow, Canterbury, 1797. |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-kent/vol2/pp421-440#h3-0002 |website=British History Online |accessdate=17 August 2020}}</ref>

==Governance==
Southfleet fell within [the Hundred of Axstane](/source/Axstane_Hundred).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/long_plc.htm |title=N.W.Kent Parishes: Southfleet |publisher=www.nwkfhs.org.uk |accessdate=2010-06-08 }}</ref> The [Local Government Act 1972](/source/Local_Government_Act_1972) made the parish part of the [borough of Dartford](/source/Dartford_(borough)) of Kent in 1974. The settlement of [New Barn](/source/New_Barn) in the south of the parish was transferred to  [Longfield and New Barn](/source/Longfield_and_New_Barn) parish in 1987.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1987/Uksi_19870305_en_1.htm |title=The Kent (District Boundaries) Order 1987 |publisher=www.opsi.gov.uk |accessdate=2010-06-08 }}</ref>

==Transport==
Southfleet had a [railway station](/source/Southfleet_railway_station) on the [Gravesend West Line](/source/Gravesend_West_Line), which operated from 1886 to 1953. The section of the trackbed south of the [A2 road](/source/A2_road_(Great_Britain)) of that closed line was used by [Eurostar](/source/Eurostar) services to [London Waterloo](/source/Waterloo_International_railway_station).

Currently, the closest railway station to Southfleet is {{stnlnk|Longfield}} on the [Chatham Main Line](/source/Chatham_Main_Line), located approximately 2.3 miles from the village. The station provides rail services to [London](/source/London_Victoria_station), [The Medway Towns](/source/Medway), [Dover](/source/Dover_Priory_railway_station) and [Ramsgate](/source/Ramsgate_railway_station).<ref> {{cite web|url= https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/travel-information/more-travel-help/station-information/stations/longfield|title= Longfield Railway Station|work= Southeastern, September 2020}} </ref>

The village is currently served by the 1st Bus Stop route 489. This service provides connections to [Gravesend](/source/Gravesend), [Longfield](/source/Longfield) and [New Ash Green](/source/New_Ash_Green).

==See also==
*[Listed buildings in Southfleet](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Southfleet)
==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Southfleet}}
{{Dartford}}

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Category:Villages in Kent
Category:Borough of Dartford
Category:Civil parishes in Kent

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